After 1" sway bar do Monte Carlo bar and export brace.  Do both at the same time as they both go under the hood.  The export brace is not as important as the main stiffening comes from the Monte Carlo Bar.  Then sub frame connectors.  Get the weld in kind. 

A rear sway bar (1/2"-3/4") is not absolutely necessary, but I really like the way mine works. It really flattens the curves.  Again, weld in mounts.

For spirited driving you must have disk brakes.  With 15" wheels you can only have disk of 11.5" max.  You need 16" wheels to go to 12" disks.  Any of the ones on the market will do the job.  MS and most of the rest would make them power assisted.  Look at the FAQ page for ways to do it.  Do rears only if that spirited driving you talk about involves jamming on the brakes often to get around corners as with a race car.

IMHO that is all you need for anything short of racing.

Last edited by lowercasesteve (10/08/2016 3:52 PM)

William, do you still have that 1-3/8" front sway bar you got from me?  While that is a bit larger than really needed, if you already own it...

Does it already have subframe connectors?

Otherwise you're really fighting chassis twist, not body roll.  You can spring, shock, and swaybar the thing to death trying to twist it into the pavement, but its a losing battle and will never be predictable. 

Remember, springs and swaybars control your roll stiffness and shocks control the unsprung weight and transitions. I started with a 1 3/8 swaybar on the front and ended up going up to a competition one with splined ends and custom arms to fit my 65 FB. When I had the Shelby drop with stock suspension I set it up to have a little roll so I could take advantage of the good camber curve with the Shelby drop. I now have a MII style front only to get rid of the shock towers to make room for a real set of headers. It is not how flat you go around a corner is is how FAST you go around the track. Most modern tires need an increase in camber with an increase in side load to work well. On a car that you street drive, that Shelby drop camber curve is great so you can still get some tread life in normal driving.

Thanks All!
I will install the larger MS sway bar. Later I will ask santa for a larger set of wheels to cut down potential sway. Hard to find quality stuff in a 15".