Best Sway Bars for Auto X
07-17-2011, 08:03 PM
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Best Sway Bars for Auto X
Im just looking to eliminate some body roll.]
I have an 06 Z51 with Z06 Shocks. Tires vary.
Im wondering which sways you all recommend. Open for offers if anyone is selling as well.
I have an 06 Z51 with Z06 Shocks. Tires vary.
Im wondering which sways you all recommend. Open for offers if anyone is selling as well.
07-17-2011, 08:34 PM
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I will have a 35 mm ADDCO front bar coming off my C6 in the very near future. It was the bar Danny Popp recommended/installed on my car for auto crossing. Rear bar is still OEM. I will also have VBP Sport springs available at the same time. Also installed by DP. Putting the car back to near stock. PM me if interested.
07-18-2011, 01:13 PM
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Hey Rob,
Nice to meet you at the auto-x school at El Toro. You turned some excellent times!
Check out Hotchkis...they make a set of bars that are a bit stiffer than the Z51 pieces, and the rear bar is 3-position adjustable. They come with nice stiff urethane bushings with the lubricant baked right in, so no squeaks. I've got them on my car and love 'em (Z51 pkg, lowered slightly, DRM revalved Bilsteins, aggressive alignment).
--Doug
Nice to meet you at the auto-x school at El Toro. You turned some excellent times!
Check out Hotchkis...they make a set of bars that are a bit stiffer than the Z51 pieces, and the rear bar is 3-position adjustable. They come with nice stiff urethane bushings with the lubricant baked right in, so no squeaks. I've got them on my car and love 'em (Z51 pkg, lowered slightly, DRM revalved Bilsteins, aggressive alignment).
--Doug
07-18-2011, 05:28 PM
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Hey Rob,
Nice to meet you at the auto-x school at El Toro. You turned some excellent times!
Check out Hotchkis...they make a set of bars that are a bit stiffer than the Z51 pieces, and the rear bar is 3-position adjustable. They come with nice stiff urethane bushings with the lubricant baked right in, so no squeaks. I've got them on my car and love 'em (Z51 pkg, lowered slightly, DRM revalved Bilsteins, aggressive alignment).
--Doug
Nice to meet you at the auto-x school at El Toro. You turned some excellent times!
Check out Hotchkis...they make a set of bars that are a bit stiffer than the Z51 pieces, and the rear bar is 3-position adjustable. They come with nice stiff urethane bushings with the lubricant baked right in, so no squeaks. I've got them on my car and love 'em (Z51 pkg, lowered slightly, DRM revalved Bilsteins, aggressive alignment).
--Doug
Last edited by c6_rob; 07-18-2011 at 05:34 PM.
07-18-2011, 07:44 PM
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07-18-2011, 09:28 PM
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Melting Slicks
Sway is not always bad. For autocross, you don't need a very stiff setup. I know what your thinking, but trust me, a real stiff setup usually doesn't work. What ever you do, keep your stock bars. You might go back to them one day. Your car sounded great Saturday. 
Steve A.
Steve A.
Last edited by mountainbiker2; 07-18-2011 at 11:19 PM.
07-19-2011, 12:47 PM
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Sway is not always bad. For autocross, you don't need a very stiff setup. I know what your thinking, but trust me, a real stiff setup usually doesn't work. What ever you do, keep your stock bars. You might go back to them one day. Your car sounded great Saturday.
Steve A.
Steve A.
The Hotchkis stuff is only marginally stiffer, and it allows some adjustment at the rear. The Z51 package isn't all that stiff to begin with!
Yes, and by all means keep the stock parts. I have a dedicated spot in the rafters of my garage for all the stock bits!
Last edited by torque*is*cheap; 07-19-2011 at 12:51 PM.