dizzy8085

Sam knows what he's talking about. I just purchased his solid front bar for my Grandsport because of his recommendation.

I haven't got it to the track with the new bar yet, but I hit a local clover leaf and this thing feels balanced now.

romandian

i found some info on sizes here:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...rts-house.html

there are some 35 and 38 mm (T1?) bars out there also.

blkbrd69: alloy and heattreat wont matter. the modulus of elasticity is pretty much the same for all steels.

z060ntrack

Save yourself a ton of time and just put on the T1 bar kit! I threw my Pfadt bars in the garbage. Hendricks superchevyperformance.com Forum price $872.14 delivered. Bars, Insulators (bushings), Adjustable end links

mikeCsix

Elasticity may be similar for all steels but would vary with wall thickness which brings me to my previous point regarding charts. It isn't the numbers on the pfadt chart that I look at, it's their position on the chart and front/rear bias I like to see. That way I know if the setup I'm considering will help increase or decrease the tendency for oversteer or under steer and how much adjustment might be available.

Granted, there are a lot of parameters to tune, but just throwing a set of T-1 bars on and calling it good may or may not be the correct answer for my driving style and tires installed.

In addition, I very much appreciate Strano's comments and experience, and don't want to waste his time with questions until I can get closer to making a decision to upgrade the suspension and increase the likelihood I'll buy from him.

romandian

sam, are your getting you emails? i asked about the shipping of the bars you quoted. do you want a pm?

mikeCsix

I'd call him...

strano@stranoparts.com

I was out on business elsewhere yesterday, just doing them now. Only one guy, can't get everywhere all the time. Also this is what I get when I hit reply on the site: "Sorry! That user has specified that they do not wish to receive emails. If you still wish to send an email to this user, please contact the administrator and they may be able to help."

And if I reply back directly it's just an empty message because it thinks it's new and I like having a paper trail of sorts when I respond.

strano@stranoparts.com

That's pretty basic and bolt statement to be honest. The T1 bars are HUGE and nothing else will cut roll as much that's true. However there can be too much of a good thing and the bigger the bars cause other issues too. Ride suffers some for those who live where the roads aren't nice (particularly where there are dips on right side from washout, winters, etc).

My bars are both adjustable, and we can put in links (nice ones) and be under $650.

romandian

if i put your 8472/8675 bars and endlinks on my 99 c5, will i be able to adjust for enought understeer to put considerable power (500hp+) to the ground on corner exit?

strano@stranoparts.com

It's really not that simple. Compared to what? Bars aren't magic, they can't add lots of grip if the tires can't handle it, etc.

The bars offer a lot of adjustment between being two way adjustable up front, and 3 way in the rear. And the links, they allow you to corner weight the car and remove pre-load from the bars when you're driving.

The front bar is a bigger increase in stiffness than the rear is, which helps keeps more of the load on the inside rear tire when loaded up. But the rear bar counters that to some degree (it's how bars work). If you were to say run the rear bar full stiff and the front soft it would roll less than it does now and probably be a little more "free" in a neutral throttle situation. Add big power and it'll be looser. But the point is you aren't stuck there. You can soften the rear or stiffen the front, or both.

victorf

What sort of links do you use? Care to elaborate, with pics?

strano@stranoparts.com

Three links available. Two are rod-ended and have nice spacers, etc. Pics are there of the aFe (nee Pfadt) and the Whiteline, but don't have a photo the Progress. But they and aFe are very similar but I've personally been beating on the Progress ones myself.

I have the aFe's which are gold colored for $195.00
http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...=30&ModelID=12

I have a very similar set but in silver made by Progress which are $199.95
http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...=30&ModelID=12

And then there are the Whiteline links, which are easily adjustable and quiet but not as durable for heavy duty use, and they cost more....
http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...=30&ModelID=12

romandian

i ordered the strano bars yesterday. if it works out i should have them before christmas. that will give me enough time to play with them, hopefully the roads will be drivable. i will report back.

romandian

did anybody successfully order anything from strano recently? after a month it seems my order has not been "processed".

RJonesC5Z

I think he gets the sway bars made after they are ordered and does not keep them in stock. Sometimes it takes a little while to get them, I wouldn’t worry. You can always send him an e-mail for a status update.

strano@stranoparts.com

First, let's understand there seems to be some barrier in understanding how the process works between Europe and the USA. Although I've shipped lots of parts overseas many, many times before.

First Roman wanted an invoice for the parts, before he ordered anything. Because I can't delete invoices from my accounting program, and can't assume that a sale will go through until it does I can't be just making up invoices hoping. Once that was cleared up we got an online order. That's fine. But we don't take payment online, and I've never gotten a call with or even a email with (not that I trust email for this the reason I don't take CC's on the website is because I don't want people's numbers on the web for others to swipe).

Basically, I've got an order, but no payment method. I can't ship parts without being paid. I don't even charge for the bars until they ship, but I need the payment information to start the order.

Honestly I don't see what is so difficult. Roman, all I need is for you to give me a method of payment and understand that when the bars are ready to ship, that method will be charged and you will get a copy of the invoice by email showing the order and the charges.

JakesBlackZ06

That's only common sense, I'm also in the business of buying and selling goods, I don't invoice a customer just so they can see it on paper, no cash... no merch...

romandian

i dont feel its neccessary to discuss the situation in public. i wanted to check if strano is still in business.

RJonesC5Z

I guess you are a little nervous about giving out you credit card info. I would be nervous about giving my info to someone in Switzerland, so I understand.
Sam in a long time trusted vendor. I got a bar from him back in Aug.

romandian

thanks.