Drag Bar Question
03-22-2015, 11:59 PM
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Drag Bar Question
I was looking at getting a bar from PFADT but since they are obviously no longer in business/merged with someone else who his impossible to communicate with, what bar would you guys suggest for a rear drag setup?
03-23-2015, 02:50 PM
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16-'17-'18
I feel your pain on the communication issues. Went through that when doing research on coilovers.
There's a chart floating around showing the rates of various sway bars (I can't find it, but it's out there). It shows that the C6Zr1 isn't too far off from what Pfadt offers. For the price it's hard to argue it unless your a hard core drag guy. $700+ for a Pfadt or $150ish for a C6ZR1. You will need to get new isolators from GMsince the ZR1 bar is so much thicker.
I went with this bar, but haven't been to the track to see the difference between it and the C6Z51 bar I was using.
There's a chart floating around showing the rates of various sway bars (I can't find it, but it's out there). It shows that the C6Zr1 isn't too far off from what Pfadt offers. For the price it's hard to argue it unless your a hard core drag guy. $700+ for a Pfadt or $150ish for a C6ZR1. You will need to get new isolators from GMsince the ZR1 bar is so much thicker.
I went with this bar, but haven't been to the track to see the difference between it and the C6Z51 bar I was using.
03-23-2015, 03:59 PM
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Le Mans Master
If a drag bar is a sway ...
I have a Hotchkis on the rear of the 346 car and have cut a 1.36 60'. Remove the front
the 383 car has stock rear bar and (none in front). Best 60' has been a 1.34.
Stock works well for the 1/4 mile ... until you start putting down serious power IMHO
I have a Hotchkis on the rear of the 346 car and have cut a 1.36 60'. Remove the front
the 383 car has stock rear bar and (none in front). Best 60' has been a 1.34.
Stock works well for the 1/4 mile ... until you start putting down serious power IMHO
03-23-2015, 06:26 PM
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Le Mans Master
I feel your pain on the communication issues. Went through that when doing research on coilovers.
There's a chart floating around showing the rates of various sway bars (I can't find it, but it's out there). It shows that the C6Zr1 isn't too far off from what Pfadt offers. For the price it's hard to argue it unless your a hard core drag guy. $700+ for a Pfadt or $150ish for a C6ZR1. You will need to get new isolators from GMsince the ZR1 bar is so much thicker.
I went with this bar, but haven't been to the track to see the difference between it and the C6Z51 bar I was using.
There's a chart floating around showing the rates of various sway bars (I can't find it, but it's out there). It shows that the C6Zr1 isn't too far off from what Pfadt offers. For the price it's hard to argue it unless your a hard core drag guy. $700+ for a Pfadt or $150ish for a C6ZR1. You will need to get new isolators from GMsince the ZR1 bar is so much thicker.
I went with this bar, but haven't been to the track to see the difference between it and the C6Z51 bar I was using.
03-29-2015, 04:15 PM
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Race Director
I feel your pain on the communication issues. Went through that when doing research on coilovers.
There's a chart floating around showing the rates of various sway bars (I can't find it, but it's out there). It shows that the C6Zr1 isn't too far off from what Pfadt offers. For the price it's hard to argue it unless your a hard core drag guy. $700+ for a Pfadt or $150ish for a C6ZR1. You will need to get new isolators from GMsince the ZR1 bar is so much thicker.
I went with this bar, but haven't been to the track to see the difference between it and the C6Z51 bar I was using.
There's a chart floating around showing the rates of various sway bars (I can't find it, but it's out there). It shows that the C6Zr1 isn't too far off from what Pfadt offers. For the price it's hard to argue it unless your a hard core drag guy. $700+ for a Pfadt or $150ish for a C6ZR1. You will need to get new isolators from GMsince the ZR1 bar is so much thicker.
I went with this bar, but haven't been to the track to see the difference between it and the C6Z51 bar I was using.
