High Performance Sway Bar help?!!!
05-24-2010, 10:18 PM
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High Performance Sway Bar help?!!!
Our team is currently running Pfadt Adjustable sway bars for our 2006 Z06. However, during this weekend's race we ended up shearing one of the adjustable arms and end link.
We are currently looking for a high performance sway bar that exceeds street performance and is race purpose built.
We are looking at LG G2s and Hotchkis sway bars.
Ideally, we'd like whatever the ALMS Corvette C6.R is running but cannot find their specs, as it is probably classified.
Can anyone point us in the right direction for a bullet proof, race ready, adjustable sway bar?
Thanks everyone, I know this is the right place to come to for this question.
We are currently looking for a high performance sway bar that exceeds street performance and is race purpose built.
We are looking at LG G2s and Hotchkis sway bars.
Ideally, we'd like whatever the ALMS Corvette C6.R is running but cannot find their specs, as it is probably classified.
Can anyone point us in the right direction for a bullet proof, race ready, adjustable sway bar?
Thanks everyone, I know this is the right place to come to for this question.
05-25-2010, 06:54 AM
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Our team is currently running Pfadt Adjustable sway bars for our 2006 Z06. However, during this weekend's race we ended up shearing one of the adjustable arms and end link.
We are currently looking for a high performance sway bar that exceeds street performance and is race purpose built.
We are looking at LG G2s and Hotchkis sway bars.
Ideally, we'd like whatever the ALMS Corvette C6.R is running but cannot find their specs, as it is probably classified.
Can anyone point us in the right direction for a bullet proof, race ready, adjustable sway bar?
Thanks everyone, I know this is the right place to come to for this question.
We are currently looking for a high performance sway bar that exceeds street performance and is race purpose built.
We are looking at LG G2s and Hotchkis sway bars.
Ideally, we'd like whatever the ALMS Corvette C6.R is running but cannot find their specs, as it is probably classified.
Can anyone point us in the right direction for a bullet proof, race ready, adjustable sway bar?
Thanks everyone, I know this is the right place to come to for this question.
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05-25-2010, 09:53 AM
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Hi,
Unless you are just wanting to have adjustable bars there is no reason to have them.
In the ALMS/Lemans, they do not allow them per the rules, so the Pratt car does not have them. (Neither did our Riley GT2 car) We did have a "blade arm" but once we figured out the rate needed, we changed the bar diameter and never adjusted them except for the rain to flatten the blade and kill the bars. (easier than removing the links)
They were also not allowed in World Challenge.
Once you have your bar tuning done, the adjustable bars are mainly to adjust for fuel load changes. The Corvette has the fuel tanks in front of the rear axles, so there is not much fuel load change during a race.
In Grand Am, the Prep 2 tube frame cars must have their fuel tanks at the rear of the car, so they need to adjust the bars, and Grand Am has made them legal.
We have them in our Grand Am car and I can tell you that the balance does not change during a fuel load.
We did pretty well in World Challenge without them.
The other issue on a Corvette with stock suspension to use an adjustable blade sway bar is that we had to make our own mounting location on the A arm because the stock bar attachment hole does not work with a straight sway bar arm.
remember that on a stock bar set up, there is a convoluted bend on the arms to miss the steering tie rods.
I would suggest a good, well tested sway bar set up for all but the most extreme racing applications.
Hope that helps
Lou Gigliotti
LGM
Unless you are just wanting to have adjustable bars there is no reason to have them.
In the ALMS/Lemans, they do not allow them per the rules, so the Pratt car does not have them. (Neither did our Riley GT2 car) We did have a "blade arm" but once we figured out the rate needed, we changed the bar diameter and never adjusted them except for the rain to flatten the blade and kill the bars. (easier than removing the links)
They were also not allowed in World Challenge.
Once you have your bar tuning done, the adjustable bars are mainly to adjust for fuel load changes. The Corvette has the fuel tanks in front of the rear axles, so there is not much fuel load change during a race.
In Grand Am, the Prep 2 tube frame cars must have their fuel tanks at the rear of the car, so they need to adjust the bars, and Grand Am has made them legal.
We have them in our Grand Am car and I can tell you that the balance does not change during a fuel load.
We did pretty well in World Challenge without them.
The other issue on a Corvette with stock suspension to use an adjustable blade sway bar is that we had to make our own mounting location on the A arm because the stock bar attachment hole does not work with a straight sway bar arm.
remember that on a stock bar set up, there is a convoluted bend on the arms to miss the steering tie rods.
I would suggest a good, well tested sway bar set up for all but the most extreme racing applications.
Hope that helps
Lou Gigliotti
LGM
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05-25-2010, 10:23 AM
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I recently upgraded from the Z06 Shocks and Sways to the LG GT2 CoilOvers and Sways! The coilovers offer just enough adjustability , and the sways are thicker then the Z06 counterparts. I am very happy with my choice. The Ultimate Road Course option!!
05-25-2010, 09:03 PM
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Thanks everyone for the response. Apparently Aaron Pfadt has redesigned better arms for his sway bars. We might stick to that for the rest of the season and then turn to possible adjustable bars.
When it broke, we ran without either sway bar connected and could only run about 5 seconds slower, a considerable difference.
Again, thanks for the input
Drive it like you stole it!!!
When it broke, we ran without either sway bar connected and could only run about 5 seconds slower, a considerable difference.
Again, thanks for the input
Drive it like you stole it!!!
05-26-2010, 01:22 PM
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Turns out that we were running the same sway bars for the last three seasons, whereas the design has been updated twice. After speaking to some higher-level racers, it appears that these newly designed Pfadt sway bars are the way to run, they are bullet proof and are the ultimate in road-race performance.
Can't wait to put them on the car and start beating our old track records.
Can't wait to put them on the car and start beating our old track records.
