Sway bars
Sep 26, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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Racer
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Sway bars
I have a 2002 Quicksilver. I don't know the suspension, but I was wondering:
What is difference between the Z51 sway bars and the Z06?
Sep 26, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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St. Jude Donor '07
Copied from the
Weights, measurements, ratios, strengths, etc. sticky thread at the top of the forum...
Swaybars
23mm, front; 19.1mm, rear --- FE1/Base ---
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25.4mm, front; 21.7mm, rear --- FE3/Z51 97-99 ---
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28.6mm, front; 23.6mm, rear --- FE3/Z51 00-04 ---
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30.0mm, front; 23.6mm, rear --- FE4/Z06 ---
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31.75mm, front; 25.4mm, rear --- Hotchkis ---
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38.4mm, front; 27.5mm, rear --- GM T1 ---
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Sep 26, 2005 | 10:22 PM
Safety Car
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As far as the handling goes, I went from the Z51 front bar to the Z06 bar and the difference is subtle but noticable. Worth the investment.
Sep 27, 2005 | 01:09 AM
Racer
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I went from the F55 suspension to the T1, huge handling improvement on a vert. Eliminates the body roll.
Sep 27, 2005 | 07:05 AM
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Z06 sways are vast improvment over stock, no more body roll.
Sep 27, 2005 | 10:34 AM
Melting Slicks
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Here's a visual of the differences...stock on top, Z51 in the middle and Z06 front bar on the bottom. Stock rear bar on all of them (Thems the rules so don't ask why the rear bar!):