the rear sway brace fixed it, once again you all know your stuff

During my B series build I was under the impression that the MTB2 tubular sub frame took care of any need for a sway bar up front.

I did add an S-Racer adjustable rear sway bar to take out any plow. I'm used to (and enjoy) rear drive sports cars able to kick out the rear.

It sounds like to me you are experiencing torque steer (twitch) when the power is on in a straight line.

Not sure about VTEC applications but most people say the Mini does better with just the rear sway bar, but as we know a Mini acts a lot differently with VTEC power. The front ones i have seen installed have a double type bushing that clamps around the tie rods with two more bushings located on the front cross bar of the sub frame and were not adjustable but i am sure there are other types. As you already have one to play around with it isn't going to cost much if anything to try a front one.

the whole reason I was looking in to it is that its not as steady as i want at higher speeds, now that i got the power to get to speed i would like to control it more, but i recently picked up a MT coil over rear sub that has a rear sway brace built into it.  the car has been apart since i installed the rear sub, and i havent tested it yet and more and more people are telling me that its good just to have the rear and drive it that way before i put in a front sway bar.  the car should be back on the road this weekend so ill get a chance to try it but knowing me ill probly end up building a front one anyway..  what i intend on doing is useing the vw sway bar since i have it and the bushings and run it under the front part of the front sub, then i can thread the ends of the sway bar and attach them to the lower arm alowing me to adjust the tension by how close to the wheel or close to the subframe side of the lower arm i attach it. heck its bolt on if it fails i pull it off and forget about it.

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There's a guy who races a Mini in the VARA series that did have a home made front sway bar.  It was definitely different.  If I remember it was designed to put a pre-load on the front suspension.  He adbandon it after a few years as most of the suspension parts were "one off" stuff that was impossible to keep up when things broke.  All the suspension parts were made by the original builder of the Mini some years back.  I'll see if he still has it laying around and snap a photo of it.

thats kinda why i posted the question on a mini site full of people that have the same car i do asking for lessons learned before i put something together on my own.  

A sway bar is a very particular thing. It is not something you can just whip up. You need to understand the forces at work. Thickness/strength of bar, mounting location and others all play a very important roll...pun intended. 

steve is right i recently installed one in the rear and have not tested it out yet, ill roll with what i have atm, but i wanted to make an anti roll bar (under the car) i have a anti roll bar from a bug and was going to cut the ends, thread them, and connect to my lower arms, which will work was just wondering if any one had made thier own is all.

I suspect you have an after market front sub frame. Do they offer a sway bar to fit their sub? There may be something to balancing the front and rear bars. There are guys who make sway bars. They have the correct material and know how to heat treat it. There have been books written on the subject. I'm sure I have a couple in my library. In all my racing I have used rear sway bars but was never happy with a front bar. See how your rear pans out then see if you need more. The suspension has to be able to work, a little roll is needed. Steve (CTR)

no one has any input on making thier own sway bar/brace? 

Some of my used hardware is pretty manky.  Better braces are stainless, they clean up better.  Jeg has a whole lot of this stuff, he's a professional.

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looking to make a front sway brace was wondering if anyone has made there own, looking for metal used hardware and lessons learned?