View Poll Results: which REAR anti sway bar for street and track??
wolfe......weld in anti sway bar
41
30.60%
BRM........extrem duty drac sway bar
39
29.10%
spohn...... anti roll bar
54
40.30%
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which REAR anti sway bar for street and track??
09-25-2006, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by skipperbisket
Tony, throw a Wolfe bar on the car, and just unhook the rod ends where they connect to the body if you are going to be doing a lot of street driving, takes about 3 minutes or less. and throw a bigger cam in that hoe and run a 9.
09-25-2006, 05:21 PM
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http://www.z28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=81045 that thread has some pics of my spohn unit all installed
09-25-2006, 07:11 PM
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Tony, when you are driving around on the street just unhook the Wolfe bar, and when you plan to race it, or take it to the track hook it back up. it is just two bolts, honestly takes about 30 seconds per side. i know several guys that daily drive high hp cars in that fashion and they have no problems with it. i would go with the Wolfe since it is the absolute best for the ultimate goal that you have (which is to haul ***) and you can just unhook it when not in use.
09-26-2006, 08:55 AM
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The Wolfe look great for the dedicated car...mine is still doubling as a school bus. (lol) After looking over the way BMR, a company whose products I like in general, and Spohn's way of hanging the bar...i chose the Spohn. Steve at Spohn was helpful on the phone as well. We'll give this a try. I'm a bit concerned about noise but hell the Strange 12 bolt with 4.10 and Spintech cover about any noise.
09-26-2006, 12:42 PM
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That one inch solid bar by Spohn looks really good. That is likely what I'll go with and a strano hollow 36mm bar for the front. (disconnect the front for the track)
I do autox as well as drag so I need both.
You could get the spohn 1 inch and put airbags in the rear for fine tuning. Then you'd have the best of both worlds, perfect streetability and adjustability at the track
I do autox as well as drag so I need both.
You could get the spohn 1 inch and put airbags in the rear for fine tuning. Then you'd have the best of both worlds, perfect streetability and adjustability at the track
09-26-2006, 12:50 PM
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I have the Wolfe... it really made a huge difference on how the car launches!
I drove alot with it on the street last year... it was a little noisy... but I could live with it
I drove alot with it on the street last year... it was a little noisy... but I could live with it
09-26-2006, 02:01 PM
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nice video i went ahead and orderd a sphon yesterday if i dont like it i will see it and get a wolf i want to see if it will make my car launch right and have good street maners
12-03-2006, 06:51 PM
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I've got the spohn and it works great. Good adjustability too. I had tuned my suspension for Etown and when I went to Atco the car launched real hard to the right. After a couple of turns on the passenger side end link and 2 runs later the car was going straight as as arrow.
Only drawback I would say is the weight. Not sure but I think I remember the spohn was like 35-40 lbs heavier than the wolf.
Only drawback I would say is the weight. Not sure but I think I remember the spohn was like 35-40 lbs heavier than the wolf.
12-05-2006, 12:31 PM
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check to make sure that it is completely centered and is not hitting the lower shock mount, it it isnt completely centered it can cause a lot more noise, mine has just a hair more noise over the stock one just due to the fact that it has rod ended end links as opposed to the stock ones
12-05-2006, 01:14 PM
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that can happen as you're tightening down the axle clamps and endlinks. i just removed mine and re did it, i used a couple small pieces of wood to shim it on both sides after i had it centered so it couldnt move
12-05-2006, 07:39 PM
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I've been running the Spohn for a while. I'm pleased. If the Wolfe is noiser...then i'd stick with the BMR or Spohn for street/strip - that's just me. The Spohn seems to transfer a lot of street noise into the car. Another note...I use the Madman shock bolt reorientation brackets and the Spohn Antiroll bar. I got a bot of rub on the antil roll bar from the bolt heads on the bottom shock bolt...i need to post some pix, i guess. Spohn will sell me another bar - cool. I ground down the bolt head wich seems to clear the anti-roll bar okay at this time. I'll say this that adding QA1's and the anti-roll bar with a BMR T/A that still attaches to the tranny....my 60 foots are 1.4 x instead of 1.6x...cool with me!! 