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Old 11-11-2014, 11:09 AM
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Default LG vs GM sways?

I'd like advice on choosing sways for a 2012 ZO6 that is primarily a track car.

LG G1 vs GM T1

I am in on the ongoing DRM Bilstein buy.

The car is lowered, has a camber kit and brake cooling ducts.

275/35 18 front 888's
335/30 18 rears

The dimensional differences are small between these two products but they are different.

LG G1 front is fixed and 1 9/16 (very slightly bigger)
GM T1 front is fixed and 1 8/16

LG rear has three holes and is 1 1/16
GM rear I can't tell if it has holes and it is 1 3/16 (slightly bigger)

They both come with links and bushings, presumably poly for both.

They do have slightly different shapes.

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Old 11-11-2014, 04:37 PM
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The T1's also have the 3 holes for adjustment on the rear. I am very happy with the T1's on mine. Never ran the LG's

I would run more front tire.....
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What's wrong with your current sway bars? Are you trying to fix a handling problem? Sway bars are very personal...what works for you may be different than others.

T1 bars are fast at some tracks but not at others. It is all interdependent on shocks, spring rates, etc. If you have stiff springs you may want soft bars, and vice versa.

Personally, I'd keep what you have unless you are chasing a specific characteristic.
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I do have 295 fronts. Was looking at my stock rubber back on for the winter.

I am assuming stiffer sways will help overall with the cars stability into and out of corners.

Obviously the DRM shocks will be a huge improvement with the cars twitchiness but sways have to help to.

I'm guessing there is little difference between the LG and GM sways or I'd have heard otherwise, links, bushing issues, strength, etc.

I don't hear a lot on here about solid toe links either. On my previous car they alone made the biggest handling improvement to dial out rear camber changes mid corner under power.
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I think the LG bars would work pretty well with the DRMs as those shocks aren't very stiff and have good travel. I have tracked a Z with the LG bars and they are Viagra stiff...

I personally prefer not a lot of bar, but stronger springs and shock dampening to make it work.
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im running the LG bars and have no complaints. I am also running their G2 coil over kit and running more tire than you are
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Originally Posted by jwebsta32
im running the LG bars and have no complaints. I am also running their G2 coil over kit and running more tire than you are
I too running coil overs and LG sway bars. Anthony at LG indicated that the coil overs and sway bars are engineered to compliment one another. Also, if you do go with this set up, have your car balanced with the sway bars disconnected, once balanced, then connect the sway bars up. Drives stiff on city streets, extremely flat, but the big difference is on the race track (HPDE for me) where at high speed this combination is just amazing with stock size tires.
Enjoy your ride...


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