Anyone mod their STB?
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Originally Posted by 3.4camaro
The gains made by STBs are so small and disputable that I think youd take away any gains made by putting some kind of quick disconnect on it.
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Originally Posted by camaro98z28
I have a BMR STB and hate that it's in the way so I'm planning to mod mine for a quick disconnect. Any one mod theirs?
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Originally Posted by camaro98z28
I was actually thinking about removing it. I never noticed any difference wit hit. I did notice when I got Sub Frames though
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I have been told by a national champ autocrossers and pro road racers that an STB does nothing for a fourthgen, well except add weight. Drag racers certainly have nothing to gain, nor do those on street tires (not enough lateral loading). For those that like to turn left and right, if the front end flexes, it would add negative camber to the loaded front wheel. Generally a good thing from my perspective.
Originally Posted by 98_1LE
I have been told by a national champ autocrossers and pro road racers that an STB does nothing for a fourthgen, well except add weight. Drag racers certainly have nothing to gain, nor do those on street tires (not enough lateral loading). For those that like to turn left and right, if the front end flexes, it would add negative camber to the loaded front wheel. Generally a good thing from my perspective.
Originally Posted by Zymosis
Maybe as far as gains in times, no it probably doesnt do ****. But I do notice less body roll, dash creeks, and much more stiffness when going over things like railroad tracks.
Body roll? Explain to me how it acts as a sway bar?
At best, an STB makes a good towel rack.
well the stb does prevent tower flex at the top side of the struts. cause if you actually think that there is no flex in the top side when you hit a hard corner, I think you and Newton need to have a come to jesus meeting because at that point you are defying one another. How can there not be tower flex with that much G-force on each wheel? So I beg to differ that it does not help
Originally Posted by linegtdt52
well the stb does prevent tower flex at the top side of the struts. cause if you actually think that there is no flex in the top side when you hit a hard corner, I think you and Newton need to have a come to jesus meeting because at that point you are defying one another. How can there not be tower flex with that much G-force on each wheel? So I beg to differ that it does not help
And you must be referring to Fig Newton because if there was as much flex and movement between the shock towers as folks like you claim, the hoods would align and the doors would stick.
Like I say, I road race a 4th gen and have no issue and no indication of the SHOCK towers collapsing
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no nothing is going to break if you do not have a STB but yes it dose stiffen up the front end! If you cant feel it you cant feel anything!
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Originally Posted by DansRedz28
no nothing is going to break if you do not have a STB but yes it dose stiffen up the fron end! If you cant fell it you cant fell anything!
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I put my STB on b4 I got me sub frames on and it felt a well noticeable difference in my steering responsive and I was one of the non believers! I hoped on the HWY and took it up to about 100mph and went to change lanes and i was like wft it was never that responsive!
Besides Mitch, how many of you have removed the K-member from an F-body? You see the stress from cornering is mostly put into the K-member. This means almost no force is even applied laterally to the shock.
As for dash creaks, my T/A has worn out something like 48 R-compound tires, many of which were 315/35/17's on all four corners. It pulled >1.2G when HPP tested it. The car doesn't have any dash creaks.
If you want to stiffen your car up, welding is required IMO. YMMV.
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As for dash creaks, my T/A has worn out something like 48 R-compound tires, many of which were 315/35/17's on all four corners. It pulled >1.2G when HPP tested it. The car doesn't have any dash creaks.
If you want to stiffen your car up, welding is required IMO. YMMV.
EDIT: Photo added for clarity.
Last edited by 98_1LE; Mar 25, 2007 at 05:07 PM.