sway bar combo
curtis73
09-03-2005, 11:35 PM
I have a buddy and we're working on his 84 T/A. Not a camaro, but it applies to both F bodies.
He and I are redoing the entire suspension and we want to make sure we get the sway bar combo that best compliments it. We figured you folks would have already tried some suggestions and know some paths that might work. Here's the setup so far:
Eibach coils F/R
Eibach trailing arms, polyurethane bushings
disc brake 7.5" axle
stock panhard rod (for now, maybe upgraded later)
KYB struts and shocks
polyurethane bushings front
front "wonderbar"... the thing that connects the two sway bar mounts
We're shooting for a very neutral car and we're currently running the same Goodyear GS-C tires at all four corners on (for now) stock 16" WS6 wheels. He has WS-6 bars front and rear now. It is a mostly stock car otherwise so assume a stock weight distribution. We also have a PST front bar if that would be of help, but all suggestions are welcome. Plans are in the works for an LS1 so a few pounds will come of the front, but part of the plan when that happens is to reduce weight elsewhere. Fine tuning of the handling at that point can probably be adjusted with front camber.
Suggestions on front/rear sway bars? The goal of the car is a neutral-handling, seriously-carving, street car that will be autocrossed several times a year.
By the way, it makes me jealous but he got a complete Wilwood brake kit for the car with billet aluminum four-piston calipers, rotors, billet hubs, bearings, braided brake hoses, the WORKS for darn near nothing through his job. It is just about the sweetest kit I've ever installed
He and I are redoing the entire suspension and we want to make sure we get the sway bar combo that best compliments it. We figured you folks would have already tried some suggestions and know some paths that might work. Here's the setup so far:
Eibach coils F/R
Eibach trailing arms, polyurethane bushings
disc brake 7.5" axle
stock panhard rod (for now, maybe upgraded later)
KYB struts and shocks
polyurethane bushings front
front "wonderbar"... the thing that connects the two sway bar mounts
We're shooting for a very neutral car and we're currently running the same Goodyear GS-C tires at all four corners on (for now) stock 16" WS6 wheels. He has WS-6 bars front and rear now. It is a mostly stock car otherwise so assume a stock weight distribution. We also have a PST front bar if that would be of help, but all suggestions are welcome. Plans are in the works for an LS1 so a few pounds will come of the front, but part of the plan when that happens is to reduce weight elsewhere. Fine tuning of the handling at that point can probably be adjusted with front camber.
Suggestions on front/rear sway bars? The goal of the car is a neutral-handling, seriously-carving, street car that will be autocrossed several times a year.
By the way, it makes me jealous but he got a complete Wilwood brake kit for the car with billet aluminum four-piston calipers, rotors, billet hubs, bearings, braided brake hoses, the WORKS for darn near nothing through his job. It is just about the sweetest kit I've ever installed
drvngstorm05
09-04-2005, 01:32 PM
i went with a spohn racing 1in rear sway bar. its doin awesome for me, i have the steel one, comes powdercoated in either red or black. if you are worried about weight, they also have chrome-moly... i would have used spohn for the front sway bar but the stock unit was a 1 3/8in piece and it is more than enough. the sizes i have should be fine for autox, in fact i plan on looking up some road courses, those are the kinda races i wanna do...
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