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    Rear sway bar

    Hi all
    I am restoring a WB panel van & have Castlemaine Rod shop power rack & pinion steering kit (Blacks Racks) which comes with a 27mm front sway bar.
    The HZ rear sway bar is about 16mm, Kmac is 20 and Whiteline is 22.
    Which one would work best with the 27mm front bar

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    I have Kmac on ours.
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    Yes I was thinking of going with the Kmac middle of the road I don't want it too stiff or too soft.
    Cheers Len

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    Hi Len, how do you go with the rear sway bar? I am looking at doing the same to my WB van. My WB is the same set up as yours. The only fear i have with the rear sway bars is introducing understeer. Regards Chilli

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    Hi Chilli I haven't got it on the road yet, so I don't know sorry been a bit slow. But I went with the whiteline 22mm.
    Cheers Len
    Last edited by Len1955; 19-04-2021 at 08:40 PM.

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    Im hoping to get my van on the road in 2 to 3 weeks after the engineer does an inspection. Let me know what you think of the rear sway bar when you start driving.

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    Somewhere over the years, I have been told, that leaf spring vehicles don't get a great benefit of rear sway bars, & to only use a small rear bar to just tighten things up. Not sure if this is still the preferred advice, just a comment.
    My own opinion is a ton & half of steel box with high centre of gravity, is never going to handle great, & my own belief is to get the arse down as low as you can..

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxsandman View Post
    ...... & my own belief is to get the arse down as low as you can..

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