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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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i have the hotchkis stb that came with my first f-body so i put it on this one but is it at all helpfull in dragracing or is it just extra weight i should throw off.
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 07:35 PM
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Nope...does nothing for straight line racing
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From what Ive been told, its just extra weight. Does absolutely nothing for straight line racing.
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 08:05 PM
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in theory i would think it would help..front end will lift more evenly in the sixty foot..should help keep the drivers side from twisting up so much.

dunno, based on that i've always kept mine on, my car leaves perfectly even but i also have every other suspension piece you can think of and an 8 point bar.
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Originally Posted by SilverGhost
in theory i would think it would help..front end will lift more evenly in the sixty foot..should help keep the drivers side from twisting up so much.

dunno, based on that i've always kept mine on, my car leaves perfectly even but i also have every other suspension piece you can think of and an 8 point bar.
sean, i have the big boxed subframes and the cage holding the car fairly stiff, but i just wasnt sure, i just get tired of taking it off when i want to work in there. btw, any way that you can step on some toes to get my status changed, its been like a few weeks with no update.
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I agree it keeps the shock towers tied together...
I have an alum one that weighs 3lbs..
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by SMOKIN01TA
btw, any way that you can step on some toes to get my status changed, its been like a few weeks with no update.
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see ya in a few weeks.
PM me with what you need changed, and I can probably take care of it for you...

Now for on topic: With the subframes tied together and a rollbar in the car, a STB bolted in isn't going to provide any additional help stiffening the chassis.
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PM me with what you need changed, and I can probably take care of it for you...

Now for on topic: With the subframes tied together and a rollbar in the car, a STB bolted in isn't going to provide any additional help stiffening the chassis.
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One way to tell.. run with it, and then run without it.

I took mine off, my feeling was like a front swaybar.. its useless on the strip I also had the hotchkis.

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