Front sway bars Strano or Vansteel
05-20-2019, 02:39 PM
#1
Safety Car
Thread Starter
Front sway bars Strano or Vansteel
I run my 03 C5Z in CAM-S...Koni SA's, full exhaust, HPS pads all else stock with 315 Rival S square. It's a HEAVILY street driven car so I won't go nuts with it.
My last "piece of the suspension puzzle" would be a front bar as MANY say it's all that is needed to tie it all together. I see a lot of suggestions for the Strano 1 5/16" bar with adj endlinks combo, however Vansteel seems to offer the same size/tubular/2 way adj bar and ~$50 difference.
At that point does it boil down to who can find deals and or being brand loyal? I don't hear of any fitment issues with either. Of course both companies are highly regarded for their products.
Anything I am missing? I have some local racers that get good deals on Vansteel products.
My last "piece of the suspension puzzle" would be a front bar as MANY say it's all that is needed to tie it all together. I see a lot of suggestions for the Strano 1 5/16" bar with adj endlinks combo, however Vansteel seems to offer the same size/tubular/2 way adj bar and ~$50 difference.
At that point does it boil down to who can find deals and or being brand loyal? I don't hear of any fitment issues with either. Of course both companies are highly regarded for their products.
Anything I am missing? I have some local racers that get good deals on Vansteel products.
05-20-2019, 06:48 PM
#3
Melting Slicks
When I have a question on parts for my car I can pick up the phone, call Sam, and ask as many questions as I want. He's there. And he's on these forums too.
When I rolled into grid at the couple of national tour events that I've done and looked around me I saw that all the rest of the Corvettes in my class were on Strano setups. And Sam was there racing the same parts that I was on.
I think all of that is worth something.
When I rolled into grid at the couple of national tour events that I've done and looked around me I saw that all the rest of the Corvettes in my class were on Strano setups. And Sam was there racing the same parts that I was on.
I think all of that is worth something.
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05-21-2019, 06:24 AM
#4
I run my 03 C5Z in CAM-S...Koni SA's, full exhaust, HPS pads all else stock with 315 Rival S square. It's a HEAVILY street driven car so I won't go nuts with it.
My last "piece of the suspension puzzle" would be a front bar as MANY say it's all that is needed to tie it all together. I see a lot of suggestions for the Strano 1 5/16" bar with adj endlinks combo, however Vansteel seems to offer the same size/tubular/2 way adj bar and ~$50 difference.
At that point does it boil down to who can find deals and or being brand loyal? I don't hear of any fitment issues with either. Of course both companies are highly regarded for their products.
Anything I am missing? I have some local racers that get good deals on Vansteel products.
My last "piece of the suspension puzzle" would be a front bar as MANY say it's all that is needed to tie it all together. I see a lot of suggestions for the Strano 1 5/16" bar with adj endlinks combo, however Vansteel seems to offer the same size/tubular/2 way adj bar and ~$50 difference.
At that point does it boil down to who can find deals and or being brand loyal? I don't hear of any fitment issues with either. Of course both companies are highly regarded for their products.
Anything I am missing? I have some local racers that get good deals on Vansteel products.
05-21-2019, 08:45 AM
#5
Safety Car
Thread Starter
When I have a question on parts for my car I can pick up the phone, call Sam, and ask as many questions as I want. He's there. And he's on these forums too.
When I rolled into grid at the couple of national tour events that I've done and looked around me I saw that all the rest of the Corvettes in my class were on Strano setups. And Sam was there racing the same parts that I was on.
I think all of that is worth something.
When I rolled into grid at the couple of national tour events that I've done and looked around me I saw that all the rest of the Corvettes in my class were on Strano setups. And Sam was there racing the same parts that I was on.
I think all of that is worth something.
Good point. My assumption was the bigger bar from Strano was what people typically run. Thanks
Last edited by smitty2919; 05-21-2019 at 08:45 AM.
05-21-2019, 11:43 AM
#6
Burning Brakes
Yes that is true for some. It is nice that you can have physical access to Sam and or be around many that run his parts. I don't have that luxury. My local guys are Danny Popp/ Paul Curley/ and Marshall Reinart which all go the path toward Vansteel/JRi/Forgeline setups and varying driving styles/setup approaches. I take all opinions into account. I have kept the Strano approach running Koni SA's with his recommended settings. I have zero complaints about that setting.
Good point. My assumption was the bigger bar from Strano was what people typically run. Thanks
Good point. My assumption was the bigger bar from Strano was what people typically run. Thanks
Another vote for Vansteel and the Cincinnati boys, tried and tested and usually on the top of the podium