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Mar 20, 2012 | 11:42 AM

ddahlgren

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Sway bar stiffness

Does anyone know the various specs on sway bars? I looked in the road race section and if it is there could ot find them for a C4. I am looking for bar ratings or at least relative stiffness that is not obvious. The wall thickness of the hollow bars would be real useful.
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Mar 20, 2012 | 01:00 PM

Aardwolf

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Dave, there's some figures in one of my old threads. Post #7:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...l-options.html

Mar 20, 2012 | 01:35 PM

ddahlgren

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Dave, there's some figures in one of my old threads. Post #7:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...l-options.html

Thanks for the leads. I am doing a street car just trying to get some of the rool out. The 32 mm is just way too much and has way too many install isssues to suit me. I changed to a 26 solid rear from a 24 and just enough to help the feel of the car and had a 32 I bought quite a while ago on some reccomendations. The fitment was poor in my mind without changing a bunch of other things and in general much stiffer than I had in mind. From what I have read my only fall back position is either a 28mm solid or 30mm tubular. Is the gM 300mm as stiff as listed or possibly thinner wall bar so softer?

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Mar 21, 2012 | 07:14 AM

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Dave, there's some figures in one of my old threads. Post #7:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...l-options.html

I went through all the leads and ran across a spring and sway bar chart on another site. It looks like the 26T front and 26 S rear combination was used on a bunch of years and models with varying spring rates. I am wondering if the stock 26T bar back in front with either poly bushings or heim joints on the front will get me where I want to be. I am thinking the most I want is the 30mm T sold by Addco is the part I need in the end. That was a very cool trick with the front end shims to get the clearance on the bar wherever you want it!
Dave

Sep 11, 2012 | 10:44 PM

TCurtner

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Originally Posted by ddahlgren

I was unable to locate the 30mm T sold by Addco - could you supply a link? I need stiffen my track zr-1 ('91).

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