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Old Jun 1, 2020 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnR
I suggest that you talk to Sam Strano about sway bars, and how you intend to drive, before you spend your money. When I first contacted Sam, I had a heavy 12 bolt rear in my '99 Firehawk with the stock springs and shocks. The Firehawk already comes with an upsized 32mm front sway bar. The car was actually dangerously out of control when driving on bumpy roads. Sam sold me KW adjustable coilovers and told me to wait and see how I liked the ride before buying larger sway bars. I can tell you that the new springs and shocks totally transformed the car into a modern handling sports car. The ride is certainly stiffer than stock, but not too harsh. After the suspension upgrade, I did the Tail of the Dragon, Back of the Dragon, and The Carolina Snake with a bunch of Camaro guys. The Camaros were late model RS, SS, and ZR1, and I kept up with all of them in the curves. So now I don't have any interest in changing the sway bars. BTW, I also swapped out some old greasy Kumho tires for new sticky Pilot Sports.
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That is what I am going to end up doing - just contacting him directly. It's mainly a pleasure car that may see some track time, but 90% of the time, will be for cruising and spirited driving.

Originally Posted by Spamfritter
F-body cars without SFC's rattle like hell when the miles start adding up. You can have over 100k on the odometer with SFC's and it won't rattle at all. You can't tell me SFC's don't do anything or aren't worth it. Even the bolt-in kind help immensely.
SFC's are something that i've always wanted on this car. Some people say "yes do it," others claim it isn't necessary. The car has 19,000 miles on it, and i'd rather it keep feeling like it has 19,000 miles on it for as long as possible.
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