My rear sway bar
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 11,872
Likes: 12
From: Waterloo ontario Canada
My rear sway bar
After reading a good article by Herb Adams and talking to Twin Turbo I decided to install a rear sway bar. Being nose heavy my car would tend to understreer anyway. Fitting a bar is not easy with the big tires and 6 ½ inch offset rims. I also further complicate it with fuel filters and twin pumps mounted in this area.
I decided to go with a speedway bar and arms , like the front and install the bar by welding mounting plates to the rear crossover frame directly behind the removable cross member. The widest speedway bar made is 43 inches. I went with 1 ¼ OD and .187 wall.
I won’t go into details because it only pertains to my car and it’s problems with mounting.
Here are a few pictures of the installation.
I decided to go with a speedway bar and arms , like the front and install the bar by welding mounting plates to the rear crossover frame directly behind the removable cross member. The widest speedway bar made is 43 inches. I went with 1 ¼ OD and .187 wall.
I won’t go into details because it only pertains to my car and it’s problems with mounting.
Here are a few pictures of the installation.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 11,872
Likes: 12
From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by BerniesVette
Norval,
Have you had an opportunity to see if it helped with the understeer yet?
Bernie
Have you had an opportunity to see if it helped with the understeer yet?
Bernie
Bernie I have not driven the car yet. I intend to do that now but only a very short drive to settle the suspension and then adjust the rod ends so there is no preload on the bar.
I have considered weighing the car on all 4 wheels then try adjusting the bar to shift weight from side to side but not sure if that is acceptable.
I will go to a vacant paved lot and try pushing it around a few hard turns to see if it oversteers or not.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 11,872
Likes: 12
From: Waterloo ontario Canada
I just took the car for a run. It is definitly stiffer. I will have to get use to the increases ride harshness. I did throw it around a corner at 60 mph and it felt like the rearend might come around. Being on a public road with ditches bothered me and since I had no drivers licence with me I felt I shouldn't use the paved vacant lot at the local high school. That is where I want to really try it. No ditches and lots of open space and it is located in the country, far from surrounding homes.
The arms start out 3 times that long, solid and weigh alot. By the time I am done they are about 2 1/2 pounds.
The arms start out 3 times that long, solid and weigh alot. By the time I am done they are about 2 1/2 pounds.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
