smg267

iTrader: (23)

I have already purchased a solid rear sway bar from a member on here and was wondering if there really is any benfit to running a hollow sway bar in the front vs. a solid sway bar. Realisticly I am trying to justify spending an extra $45 to save 10lbs on the front of the car and I can't.

mitchntx

iTrader: (14)

$45 for 10lbs off the nose is CHEAP!

Sam Strano

iTrader: (41)

It's a bit more than 10 pounds, more like 14 or 15. And like Mitch said, that's cheap (I mean it's $100 to opt for Chrome-Moly on SFC's and saves you 5 pounds).

And fwiw, the stock front bars are all hollow, so you'd be adding about 17 pounds with a solid bar.

99FormulaM6r

iTrader: (2)

Especially being it's really MORE than 10 lbs. As Sam said, CM pieces are $100 extra while saving less weight

jerflash

Not to hi jack but if weight were not an issue how much stiffer is the solid 35mm bar vs the hollow 35mm bar?

only reason why i ask is im tring im still tring to figure out my suspension setup and if i was going to drive around with a 1.25in or 32mm solid rear drag bar...what would be the best complement to keep the car from over steering on hard corners?

thanks guys

joe

Sam Strano

iTrader: (41)

With that much rear bar, the car will oversteer period. That's massively stiff on the rear of this car. The solid bar is slightly stiffer, but the rear bar is still going to overwhelm it on balance....

MeentSS02

iTrader: (11)

Even my 25mm rear bar caused oversteer...going to as large of a bar as you are talking about would be ridiculous. If you are building the car for drag racing, the big rear bar should be nice for launches, but you have to make the compromise of increased oversteer on the street.

As for the solid vs. hollow and which is stiffer, the solid bar would be marginally stiffer, but it isn't as much as you'd think. The primary factor in how stiff the bar will be is tied to the outer diameter.

smg267

iTrader: (23)

Spoke with you today and confirmed my order..... twice. I was looking into a spring and shock package as but the SLP headers are a joke w/ ground clearance. Thanks Again Sam!

bene

iTrader: (16)

The solid 35mm bar is freaking heavy when I installed my strano bars. I think I still have a dent on my forehead when it fell while I was trying to adjust it.

Sam Strano

iTrader: (41)

My production bar is hollow, if you got a solid from me it was a while ago. I guess I'm just not clear on what you meant (maybe you had a solid 35 before). I have in the past sold solid 35's. When I first started with that sized bar years ago, and for a while about 2 years ago when we couldn't get the hollow bars made I did a limited run of solid bars (which were less expensive).

But all the 35mm bars I do now, as Strano Performance parts are indeed hollow. I do sell UMI's bars and those bars are solid.

z28bryan

iTrader: (7)

The difference between my suspension techniques solid 35mm bar and Sam's ~2006 model hollow front 35mm bar was 11 lbs when I weighed each.

bene

iTrader: (16)

Yeah, when I ordered your bars about 2 yrs ago, your hollow ones were on back order or you didn't have a supplier of some sort for your hollow ones. My funds were in limited time only so I bought your front solid bar instead of waiting for your hollow ones.

No worries, Sam. I don't have beef on your front solid bar. They work well for my car as you stated, better than my stock 30 mm bar but not as light as your hollow ones. My car sticks on the road like glue around the corners or these ENGLISH Roundabouts.