Club Cobra - Trying to decide on sway bars for my ERA

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Been dozing myself, but ok PAT, if you have a nice stiff chassis AND BIG FAT SWAY BARS, you will need fewer jacks....:LOL:
Cheers,
Glen

Got both with the kit in 97

Lippy Got both to start with but didn't use the rear one until I switched to 17" wheels. I enjoyed the sliding of the car with the 15" wheels and finding the break loose point. As for handling on the street, I would use both. The track is a different thing. As said you can always remove them.
There is a question of are you going to stay on the street?? IF you go to tracks and auto cross events, the street setup is OK to a point. IMO the springs need to be of a higher rate and the ends on the sway bars need to be solid mounted to get the feel of the handling. I have raise mine about 30% in the front in rate for autocross and road racing. Some of this is due also to the wheel and tire change. I talked to some of the best here and the main issue with car setup is do you run a high spring rate and soft sway bars or run a soft spring rate and larger swap bars. For my driving on the track, I have found the ERA sway bars work great and just increase the spring rate to a point of having little to no roll of the car in a "1G" turn. Rick L.

Lippy, I ordered my ERA with the front sway bar only, drove it for about 5000 miles. The ride was very good without the rear bar, but I thought it had a wee bit too much body roll and understeer for me. After installing the rear, it was almost dead neutral in handling tending toward slight oversteer (in some conditions, but I prefer that), and the ride is somewhat stiffer (which I also prefer). I would recommend getting both , but it is a simple bolt-on addition, so go with your gut. If you add it later, you can compare the with/without handling and ride, and decide which is best for you.

Peter also recommended both bars to me; I look forward to trying them, as I am still building my car.