Sway bars????
09-30-2007, 10:10 PM
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Sway bars???? Looking at upgrading my wavy LT1 to get it to burn on the corners....I am intrested in not going crazy and spending a lot of cash but want a good or decent handling. i was looking at the BMR or Spoohn's any opinions.....?
10-01-2007, 10:48 AM
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Of course I'm a little biased, but I think the bars we make are better. I have a few reasons for feeling this way.
1. Our bars are build with handling in mind. Real handling, like balance and performance from years of autocrossing and tracking the cars. You'll note the sizing is different than most bar sets. 32/21's are have too much roll stiffness in the rear relative to the front, as do 35/25's. The cars love front roll stiffness and so I use a bigger front bar.
2. Weight. A set of our bars saves you weight vs. the pair of stock bars. And you save even more when compared to most aftermarket bars which are generally solid front and rear. At least the GM front bar is hollow, but the rear isn't. Weight savings of 5 to 25 pounds are had depending on what other bar sets you are comparing.
3. Price. $379 for a pair including all new bushings and hardware.
1. Our bars are build with handling in mind. Real handling, like balance and performance from years of autocrossing and tracking the cars. You'll note the sizing is different than most bar sets. 32/21's are have too much roll stiffness in the rear relative to the front, as do 35/25's. The cars love front roll stiffness and so I use a bigger front bar.
2. Weight. A set of our bars saves you weight vs. the pair of stock bars. And you save even more when compared to most aftermarket bars which are generally solid front and rear. At least the GM front bar is hollow, but the rear isn't. Weight savings of 5 to 25 pounds are had depending on what other bar sets you are comparing.
3. Price. $379 for a pair including all new bushings and hardware.
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If you don't mind the added weight go with a solid 35/21 combo
The Suspension Techniques 35mm solid sway bar is only $126 through Summit
The 21mm solid sway bar from a thirdgen camaro/firebird can be found used at a junk yard or thirdgen.org message board classifieds.
That is the route I went and spent about $200 which included the bars, all new bushings, endlinks and even some paint for the used 21mm rear bar.
The Suspension Techniques 35mm solid sway bar is only $126 through Summit
The 21mm solid sway bar from a thirdgen camaro/firebird can be found used at a junk yard or thirdgen.org message board classifieds.
That is the route I went and spent about $200 which included the bars, all new bushings, endlinks and even some paint for the used 21mm rear bar.
10-01-2007, 03:50 PM
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And 20 extra pounds of weight added to the car..... $179 to save 20 pounds vs. what you have isn't a bad deal, and you won't kill yourself when you hit youself in the head with my front bar.
Also, it's not a matter of just saving weight by adding less, my pair of bars are acutally lighter than the stock bars were. You actually *save weight* overall. And the rear bar, the rear bar is all unsprung weight since it's bolted to axle. Unsprung weight isn't good for response or ride quality since it's more moving mass.
There are always cheaper ways to do something, but you also have to understand that those things tend to be cheap for a reason.
An aluminum flywheels saves about 13 pounds, but also costs around $400 (give or take depending on LS1 vs. LT1) as a example.
Also, it's not a matter of just saving weight by adding less, my pair of bars are acutally lighter than the stock bars were. You actually *save weight* overall. And the rear bar, the rear bar is all unsprung weight since it's bolted to axle. Unsprung weight isn't good for response or ride quality since it's more moving mass.
There are always cheaper ways to do something, but you also have to understand that those things tend to be cheap for a reason.
An aluminum flywheels saves about 13 pounds, but also costs around $400 (give or take depending on LS1 vs. LT1) as a example.
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10-01-2007, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by greenherb
go with the best priced and lightest 35mm front and 21 rear...... i personally have the slp 1le front 35mm bar and the rear factory 1le 21mm
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10-02-2007, 05:00 PM
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I recently swaped into the Sam Strano hollow sway bars from my stock SS bars.
I was very skeptical about the value of the Sammie bars since the factory SS cars came with heavy duty bars.
...anyway, this was a great improvement in handling and ride quality. Next to swapping in new shocks, I beleive this is the next best suspension mod.
I was very skeptical about the value of the Sammie bars since the factory SS cars came with heavy duty bars.
...anyway, this was a great improvement in handling and ride quality. Next to swapping in new shocks, I beleive this is the next best suspension mod.
10-08-2007, 06:32 PM
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Depends on the address. Seems somewhere around Houston for you. About $25.
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