I have a Craftsman 20v impact wrench, and it breaks those nuts loose in seconds (without spinning the ball joint). If the ball joint is shot, spinning, and needs to be replaced anyways... I use a "pickle fork" on the ball joint side and pry it against the sway bar, then break the nut loose with the impact.

@Scavenger1320

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips. I definitely need to invest in some good power tools eventually.

@ConsensusX

11 ай бұрын

Yes sir, it's one of my best investment, saves me so much time. Also, I was amazed at how fast you were able to get the job done with just hand tools! With my luck, those nuts would've been over-torqued to begin with 😅 @@Scavenger1320

I find all the weights interesting, front sway bar removal is an old school drag racing trick.

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It sure is. Of course suspensions now like this one is all electronically controlled with computers and stuff, but ain't no wires connected to the sway bars yet lol

That's a good amount of weight savings! Its all adding up!

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

It definitely added up!

Wow your getting deep into it now!

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

Slowly but surely!

Great video 💯💯🔥🔥

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Man you going ALL in 💪🏾💪🏾

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

Just trying to make a showing on April 10

@bobbyjorge485

2 жыл бұрын

instaBlaster...

Awesome man ! I’m removing my sway bar and ac soon

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

AC too? Taking it farther than me! For now at least. I'm gonna have to be daily driving it this summer probably and 100 degree days are way too common here in Dallas.

Hey nice video!! Use a speed wrench on the nut and use a wrench on the stud to hold it or put a wrench on nut then an impact on the stud and zip away

@Scavenger1320

2 жыл бұрын

That would definitely make things easier, I just need to add more tools to my set first.

You sure do ratchet fast!!! 😂. Great video

@hatchcracker_tv

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💯💯😅😅😅

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

In the words of the great Clark Kent, I've been working out 😂

@hatchcracker_tv

3 жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ty sir 💯😊

@Scavenger1320

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching

Oh wow going all in! How’s the driving after the sway bar is out! I guess since this is a drag car you don’t need to worry about taking turns or anything.

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

Just did a 60+ mile trip yesterday and most of the time you honestly don't even notice that its not there. Only time I really did was when I made some quick lane changes, you could feel the front end rolling side to side a bit more than usual, but nothing crazy. It still held it firmer than most of the Ram trucks I've driven.

@bobbyredskins21

3 жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 nice 👍 looks like you won’t need it that’s some nice weight savings

Any chance you could measure the outside diameter of your front sway bar? I’m curious if it’s 34mm like the Hellcats/Redeyes, but just hollow instead of solid. Thanks!

@Scavenger1320

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for not responding sooner, I'm just now getting caught up on everything after racing out in Orlando this weekend. I just measured my front sway bar and it's just under 29 mm

I know this video is old, but have you reinstalled the sway bar back in? I'm wanting to remove mine for weight savings, but am concerned about the daily driving and handling of how it'll affect my 392. I do have a strut brace I've installed that was only 8lbs. But I want that 12 back by deleting the sway bar, lol. But again... did the handling get worse?

@Scavenger1320

Жыл бұрын

It's still out and just been stored away in my closet ever since I removed it in this vid. Since then I've taken it on a 3000 mile road trip and drive it on the street all the time and don't miss it at all. Most of the time I honestly forget that I don't even have it. I have no plans on re-installing it anytime soon either. Whenever I do, it'll be because I'm putting it all back to stock or I decide to try out a road course.

@St.PierreProductions

Жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 thanks for the detailed response man

Thinking of pulling my sway bar soon. How long did it take you? Doesn’t look too terribly difficult.

@Scavenger1320

Жыл бұрын

It was pretty easy. Probably only took me 25-30 minutes and that was my first time pulling it and recording at the same time.

@novaguy383

Жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 awesome! Did it seem to help off the line? Trying to shave off another .02-.05 to hit 11.20s. I ran 11.31 the other day, really want a 11.29 haha

@Scavenger1320

Жыл бұрын

@Novaguy383 so tough to say how much it helped being it's not that much weight, but it is at the front so it does help with weight transfer. I still regularly forget I don't even have it when I'm driving on the street

Hey buddy, I’m racing in moparty this weekend, and curious how much difference removing the sway bar helped. Did help noticeably? (Full interior car too)

@Scavenger1320

Жыл бұрын

By itself not much, but collectively it all adds up. But probably more than anything it'll help with traction if you have any issues there since the weight is in the front and removing it will help with weight transfer. It's easy to remove though and you hardly even notice it missing so I know several people that removed it even without stripping their car out. What class are you racing in? I'll be at MoParty too so maybe I'll see you out there.

@jaystepp150

Жыл бұрын

Stick shift class, I was going to ask if you was going. I just ran for the first time at a local here in East KY best I could get was a 12.40, I would spin off the line bad.

@Scavenger1320

Жыл бұрын

@@jaystepp150 yeah, if you were spinning then I would definitely pull it. Every little thing you can do to help with that I would do. I'm pretty sure B5Beast pulled his front sway bar too early on in his build and he races a manual.

@jaystepp150

Жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 what about pulling the factory subwoofers? Think the weight over the wheels would help or hinder? BTW, I was just at LS fest this past weekend spectating, it’s well prepped and sticky.

@Scavenger1320

Жыл бұрын

@@jaystepp150 sticky is good. I know I didn't have any traction issues last year. But yeah, any weight over the rear wheels would help, maybe even run with more gas in the tank than you usually do. Since the race is basically a bracket and it's going to be too warm for anyone to be setting new personal bests, being consistent and hooking matters more than being a little bit faster from less weight.

Do you know what size your swaybar is ? Is it 32mm or 35mm ?

@Scavenger1320

Жыл бұрын

Neither, I measured it for someone else who asked and it's 29mm

Does the removal of this part affect the handling at all, higher speeds, turning?

@Scavenger1320

11 ай бұрын

Honestly I forget I don’t even have it most of the time. If you try to take a curve like Mario Andretti then you’ll notice it gone and the car will have a bit more roll, but regular street driving you won’t miss it. They only reason I’d put it back on is if I were to try out a road course, or going on one of those twisty mountain roads like Tail of the Dragon

@Basslightning666

11 ай бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 Ok, thanks Chris. It's a good weight reduction piece. I am doing what I can to my Scat, without going too far because of state inspection here.

@Scavenger1320

11 ай бұрын

@@Basslightning666 as unorthodox as a lot of my weight reduction is, the front sway bar being removed is actually fairly common. I know of several other people with 1320s/scats that have it removed and they all say the same thing, you hardly ever miss it, and it doesn’t take long to pull off or put back on

@Basslightning666

11 ай бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 Awesome! Thanks for your info. !

Much easy to get up on ramp wit constant gas and only brake pedal work

@Scavenger1320

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, you're right. This was one of the first times I used these or any ramps since I mostly always drove trucks. I've gotten better at it since 😆

Open headers for weight reduction

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

I was actually going to do almost that, except just the catback, but without getting tuned for it the loss of performance will outweigh... no pun intended....the weight reduction

what about rear one ?

@Scavenger1320

11 ай бұрын

Not as simple and easy to remove. Plus the rear sway could actually help a little bit with launching on the drag strip by keeping both rear tires planted when all that torque at launch is trying to twist the body.

@guruliirakli

11 ай бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 understood, thanks! i actually removed my sway bar as well after watching your video and love it. Keep posting! great job!

Holy shit. Your sway bar weighs less than mine stock and mines a 27mm.

@Scavenger1320

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've heard other people say they shave more weight than I did with mine so I was a bit surprised myself when I first picked it up

Can i get the 1320 sway part # please ?? 🤜🤛

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

I just went out of town for Easter weekend, but I can get that for you when I get back Sunday night.

@shift_nation4785

3 жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 thank you bro

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

68184221AB - Straight off the sticker on the bar. I'm not sure it's any different than the sway bar on other Challengers though.

@driv3n758

2 жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 it's definitely lighter. My hellcats swaybar and hardware weighed 24lbs

How is it driving around ?

@Scavenger1320

Жыл бұрын

I honestly forget I don’t have it in most of the time. Still drives and handles better than a lot of regular cars. Only time you can kind of tell it’s not there is when taking sharp curves fast.

@delo2slow319

Жыл бұрын

Okay cool thank you

@delo2slow319

Жыл бұрын

Can I get an alignment without it?

@Scavenger1320

Жыл бұрын

@@delo2slow319 yeah, there's no adjustments in relation to the sway bar and it doesn't affect the alignment in any way I know of.

@delo2slow319

Жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 okay cool man thank you 🙏🏾

Remove two head lights for... weight reduction

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea, but not sure the cops would be ok with that when I have to drive at night

@ucthekid-2359

3 жыл бұрын

Fog lights?

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

@@ucthekid-2359 well actually.....

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

Hellcats don't have foglights soooo...

Hey! Pretty sure you just started following me on instagram(danger_2111). Have you noticed any difference at the track with this?

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, I think we had a chat in one of the 1320 facebook groups too. Suspension wise and how the car reacts I can't tell any difference at all. E.T. wise, it would be near impossible to notice anything. Going off the old formula of 100 pounds equals .100 et, then the 12 pounds saved here would give you .012. Combined with all my other weight reduction though, thats what helped me run an 11.3 in 1000 DA the other week. I'll say this too, my 11.3 was actually an 11.399, so had I not removed this bar, that weight alone would have slowed me down at least .001, and that would have meant no 11.3 for me.

@goodinsrt8

3 жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 I've been talking to so many 1320 owners trying to learn as much as I can, so I can't remember who said what. But what else have you done to get that 11.3? My local track has no prep, so my best is 11.83 with the rear and passenger seats removed and 1/4 tank of gas at 700ish DA.

@goodinsrt8

3 жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 nevermind, I just scrolled through your Instagram. You're basically bone stock, just a ton of weight reduction and wheels and tires, right?

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

@@goodinsrt8 no problem, a lot of us are on multiple platforms with different names and I can't tell you how often I talk to someone not realizing I've already talked to them somewhere else lol. And yes, performance wise I'm completely stock except for the Mopar CAI. Rest is all wheels/tires and lots of weight reduction

I would never do this unless you're gonna dedicate that car too 100% racing. You absolutely can tell it's not there, it makes the car feel like a damn boat. If you're gonna go this far, why not strip the interior, carpet, sound deadening, rear seat, passenger seat? Get ditch the stock front wheels and put on a set of skinnies. 15x5's, and swap the back for some forged aluminum 18x11's. Swap the hood, trunk lid and doors for fiberglass, replace door glass with plexi. That will save far more weight and give better results at the track than a sway bar removal. Getting rid of the sway bar isn't going to make you any faster at the drag strip my man. Not even a tenth; but it will make the car turn like shit.

@Scavenger1320

2 жыл бұрын

Missed your comment somehow, sorry about that. First, I did do some of that other stuff, check out my weight reduction playlist. I still have more to go but my mantra I've gone by forever is that 'it all adds up'. So yeah, the sway bar alone wouldn't hardly make any difference, but added together with 20 other small things it adds up to something bigger. That's how I've shaved 365 pounds off my car so far. And as far as turning, it's been doing just fine on the road for me since I took it out last spring. If I took it onto a road course I'd obviously put it back on, but taking it on and off is a 10 minute procedure so it's not a big deal at all, and most of the time I'm daily driving I don't even remember that it's missing.

I’d rather lose a race than strip it down that far. 😁😁

@hatchcracker_tv

3 жыл бұрын

Eh, I mean..... both come in a pack of consequences! 🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

I can understand that, but so far everything I've done can be put right back together. And this sway bar only takes about 10 minutes to do.

@jeffgray9916

3 жыл бұрын

Nitrous would be easier 😂

@southdakotascatpack9573

3 жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 Ten minutes for you, maybe... but for me: that would take longer to do than an IKEA bookcase with only Norwegian directions.

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffgray9916 I gave up the bottle 42 years ago 🤣🤣🤣

Your poor car! 🤣🤣🤣

@Scavenger1320

3 жыл бұрын

She's got the soul of a true drag car in her so she's loving have less to push around! Although I have to admit the sway bar will be going back in after the showdown. For the most part I don't feel much difference driving, until I made a couple quick lane changes and then I did feel it rolling a bit more than usual. And it's only a 10 minute job so easy to take on and off

@thehellraisinhellraiser3251

3 жыл бұрын

@@Scavenger1320 I do feel better when I lose weight! 🤣🤣🤣

@hatchcracker_tv

3 жыл бұрын

@@thehellraisinhellraiser3251 For sure, brotha!! 🤣🤣🤣🙌🏾🙌🏾