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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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well its time to start launching a little straighter i think and curious which bar would be best and still somewhat quiet on the street.


right now im maxing out the hals adjustment . any other info/help is appreciated too.
the car hooks hard and goes straight just wants to twist like a pretzel
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 11:19 PM
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i've got the spohn pro series rear drag sway bar and its solid at the track and pretty quiet on the street, what else is done suspension wise?
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 06:45 AM
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2nd for the Spohn, I have used spohn and BMR, both work the same.
It staightend up my car with stock shocks/springs.
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 08:08 AM
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spohn or BMR. very similar units. both streetable.
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 08:34 AM
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I like my spohn
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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How much heavier are the BMR and Spohn units than stock

is the wolfe not streetable at all?
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 10:05 AM
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15-20lbs
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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Spohn drag bar here. Love it.
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by smokinHawk
15-20lbs
yeah right around 15 for mine
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 01:02 PM
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the spohn is chromoly (their drag version) while the BMR is mild steel. its not much of a weight difference. both are much heavier than stock (as they should be).
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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yeah but a 1 and 5/16" rear sway sure does plant the *** nicely
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wolfe drag bar.
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
wolfe drag bar.
The Spohn and BMR are both nice units but at approx. 35#'s are way too heavy.

Another vote for the Wolfe bar which weighs in at 17#'s. If you don't like how it acts on the street just disconnect one side, same for the other two.
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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Wolfe Bar. We will see next week, I hope. Wolfe bar going on as we type.
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
wolfe drag bar.
Makes my '94 launch straight as an arrow. Noisy as hell on the street if you leave both endlinks connected. Disconnect the pass. side and it's quiet.
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spohn here havent put in on yet though its in my closet!
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Makes my '94 launch straight as an arrow. Noisy as hell on the street if you leave both endlinks connected. Disconnect the pass. side and it's quiet.

With rod ended control arms and panhard bar and no sound deadening in the car, how loud could it be LOL.
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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thanks for the input guys, looks like its gonna be a sphon unless the shop doing the cage might have something better
i defiently cant live with noise though so the wolfe is out for the extra 15-20lbs im not gonna worry about it. its mainly street driven anyway but do want it to launch nice and straight at the track too.

94z28- the rest of the suspension is hals,control arms,relocation brackets, thats it
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I'd put a tq arm in there too while you're at it, or at least a crossmember taht gets teh tq arm off the tailshaft, like the BMR one.
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Originally Posted by badpewter-z
thanks for the input guys, looks like its gonna be a sphon unless the shop doing the cage might have something better
i defiently cant live with noise though so the wolfe is out for the extra 15-20lbs im not gonna worry about it. its mainly street driven anyway but do want it to launch nice and straight at the track too.

94z28- the rest of the suspension is hals,control arms,relocation brackets, thats it
another vote for the torque arm as well, with that and the new rear sway you'll notice a very nice difference
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