Sway bars, factory or no factory? Options

[rjames]

Found factory NOS sway bars for sale, both front and rear. From what I've read so far from other postings, installing the rear sway bar won't have a huge noticable effect, (unless installed without the front.

Is this true?

...and secondly, should I go with a factory sway bar, or find an aftermarket one? I'm not concerned about weight, just improving the handling.

Any opinions?

[Dave_Darling]

Having both is fine--I liked the way my car drove with both stock bars hooked up better than when I disconnected the rear bar. However, you need to weld in the mounts for the rear one. That's a bit of hassle for what is frankly not a large gain.

You can increase the roll stiffness of the rear end of the car by going with stiffer springs. That's easier than swapping in a bar, and works just as well under almost all circumstances.

I like being able to adjust the oversteer/understeer balance of the car using the adjustable sway bar, so I prefer the aftermarket bars to the stockers. But any front sway bar is definitely better than none!!

--DD