one more issue
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Burning Brakes
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From: New Bern NC
One More Issue Sway Bars
I have decided to go w/ ZO6 17x9.5 18x10.5, nitto 275-40-17 front 305-35-18 back,and brembo zinc washed rotors.
After all this I will have car aligned.
The issue is sway bars front and back. If I'm going to do this, now is the time. Check out the details, and bring on the suggestions. I have made all of these decisions based on info from the forum. Thanks for your time.
The car is a 1997 C5 w/ 42000 miles. I don't know what kind of shocks are on the car or if it matters or if they should be replaced at the same time. Car is pushing 510 rwhp.
I'm assuming the main benefit is to restrict a swaying motion left to right. Will it also improve traction? Let me know of any other binefits of this install. Mostly drive car on the street and like heavy acceleration,and enjoy good handeling, occasional trip to the track.
Whats the best bang for the buck, for entire system every thing needed,Zo6 parts or another aftermarket design?
97Rob
After all this I will have car aligned.
The issue is sway bars front and back. If I'm going to do this, now is the time. Check out the details, and bring on the suggestions. I have made all of these decisions based on info from the forum. Thanks for your time.
The car is a 1997 C5 w/ 42000 miles. I don't know what kind of shocks are on the car or if it matters or if they should be replaced at the same time. Car is pushing 510 rwhp.
I'm assuming the main benefit is to restrict a swaying motion left to right. Will it also improve traction? Let me know of any other binefits of this install. Mostly drive car on the street and like heavy acceleration,and enjoy good handeling, occasional trip to the track.
Whats the best bang for the buck, for entire system every thing needed,Zo6 parts or another aftermarket design?
97Rob
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Well you seemed to like my answer on the other one so I will give this a try.
I don't know much about the 97 suspension and I don't know if your car is lowered. If your car is not lowered and will not be I'd do the Z06 route its a great deal and will give your car worldclass handling without being ridicoulously stiff.
I don't think any of it would help with traction if anything it might negatively effect it a TINY bit by stiffing up the suspension and not allowing weight transfer as much. But if your running DR's its not like your going to be doing crazy twisty stuff anyways. Although DR's are a great Autocross tire according to the guys who are much better at it than I am, alot of guys ran them on all 4's until the RII came out.
To answer what a sway bar does I'd search the internet I'm sure there are articles that could answer it way better than I can. It helps with the rolling motion and different combos will change the handling characteristics of the car.
If your lowered your car maybe go with the Bilstien sports instead of the 04 Z06 shocks. No experience but I'm going to go that route because my car is pretty low.
Hope that helps a bit. GM did a good job with the Z06 suspension especially with the 04 shocks why not use there receipe for success?
Bobby
I don't know much about the 97 suspension and I don't know if your car is lowered. If your car is not lowered and will not be I'd do the Z06 route its a great deal and will give your car worldclass handling without being ridicoulously stiff.
I don't think any of it would help with traction if anything it might negatively effect it a TINY bit by stiffing up the suspension and not allowing weight transfer as much. But if your running DR's its not like your going to be doing crazy twisty stuff anyways. Although DR's are a great Autocross tire according to the guys who are much better at it than I am, alot of guys ran them on all 4's until the RII came out.
To answer what a sway bar does I'd search the internet I'm sure there are articles that could answer it way better than I can. It helps with the rolling motion and different combos will change the handling characteristics of the car.
If your lowered your car maybe go with the Bilstien sports instead of the 04 Z06 shocks. No experience but I'm going to go that route because my car is pretty low.
Hope that helps a bit. GM did a good job with the Z06 suspension especially with the 04 shocks why not use there receipe for success?
Bobby
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Burning Brakes
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From: New Bern NC
Originally Posted by SoldmyWS64AC5
Well you seemed to like my answer on the other one so I will give this a try.
I don't know much about the 97 suspension and I don't know if your car is lowered. If your car is not lowered and will not be I'd do the Z06 route its a great deal and will give your car worldclass handling without being ridicoulously stiff.
I don't think any of it would help with traction if anything it might negatively effect it a TINY bit by stiffing up the suspension and not allowing weight transfer as much. But if your running DR's its not like your going to be doing crazy twisty stuff anyways. Although DR's are a great Autocross tire according to the guys who are much better at it than I am, alot of guys ran them on all 4's until the RII came out.
To answer what a sway bar does I'd search the internet I'm sure there are articles that could answer it way better than I can. It helps with the rolling motion and different combos will change the handling characteristics of the car.
If your lowered your car maybe go with the Bilstien sports instead of the 04 Z06 shocks. No experience but I'm going to go that route because my car is pretty low.
Hope that helps a bit. GM did a good job with the Z06 suspension especially with the 04 shocks why not use there receipe for success?
Bobby
I don't know much about the 97 suspension and I don't know if your car is lowered. If your car is not lowered and will not be I'd do the Z06 route its a great deal and will give your car worldclass handling without being ridicoulously stiff.
I don't think any of it would help with traction if anything it might negatively effect it a TINY bit by stiffing up the suspension and not allowing weight transfer as much. But if your running DR's its not like your going to be doing crazy twisty stuff anyways. Although DR's are a great Autocross tire according to the guys who are much better at it than I am, alot of guys ran them on all 4's until the RII came out.
To answer what a sway bar does I'd search the internet I'm sure there are articles that could answer it way better than I can. It helps with the rolling motion and different combos will change the handling characteristics of the car.
If your lowered your car maybe go with the Bilstien sports instead of the 04 Z06 shocks. No experience but I'm going to go that route because my car is pretty low.
Hope that helps a bit. GM did a good job with the Z06 suspension especially with the 04 shocks why not use there receipe for success?
Bobby
Hey,
You are ok. The car will be lowered,and will not be performing any radical maneuvors. High speeds an curves scare me. the car has an unfamilare motion, which may be ok. My other 97 has 93k and seems to feel a little better. It also has a suspention control **** which I thought was an upgrade,and when I turned it could never feel any differance. I assumed all vettes had this option until i bought the one w/ 42k miles. Was thinking sway bars would upgrade new car suspention to be at its best.
At the same time I don't want to throw $ at something that isn't necessary or make that much difference. I do tend to get caaried away w/ what ever I happen to be into at the time,and at this time its the new vette. I want the car to be good in every way,and if I were going to upgrade suspention now would be the time, or I could wait and have something to look forward to.
sway bars or not? save the cash for another day!
thanks for your help
97Rob
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I'm partial to Z06 shocks and sways as upgrades. Beware that these type of mods, w/o also changing to stiffer springs, will cause your ride to be choppier. Your stock springs can not compensate for the difference with upgraded shocks.
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I would get a set of Hotchkis sways.. nothing to extreme and definatly help with the handling of the vette...
you don't need to be auto-x or doing hight speed turns to fell the diffrence...
also just my opion why do you need drag radials.. when I first gor my vette I thought I needed them too...
but the thing is DR's need to be heated up to get traction...
persoanlly I am ditching the DR's for a good set of all around tires
with 525RWHP it doesn't matter what I have back there I can burn them off no matter what...
just my 2cents
you don't need to be auto-x or doing hight speed turns to fell the diffrence...
also just my opion why do you need drag radials.. when I first gor my vette I thought I needed them too...
but the thing is DR's need to be heated up to get traction...
persoanlly I am ditching the DR's for a good set of all around tires
with 525RWHP it doesn't matter what I have back there I can burn them off no matter what...
just my 2cents
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Burning Brakes
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From: New Bern NC
Originally Posted by Jserman
I would get a set of Hotchkis sways.. nothing to extreme and definatly help with the handling of the vette...
you don't need to be auto-x or doing hight speed turns to fell the diffrence...
also just my opion why do you need drag radials.. when I first gor my vette I thought I needed them too...
but the thing is DR's need to be heated up to get traction...
persoanlly I am ditching the DR's for a good set of all around tires
with 525RWHP it doesn't matter what I have back there I can burn them off no matter what...
just my 2cents
you don't need to be auto-x or doing hight speed turns to fell the diffrence...
also just my opion why do you need drag radials.. when I first gor my vette I thought I needed them too...
but the thing is DR's need to be heated up to get traction...
persoanlly I am ditching the DR's for a good set of all around tires
with 525RWHP it doesn't matter what I have back there I can burn them off no matter what...
just my 2cents
CRAP! I thought I had decided on thr tire for my car. What tire are you thinking of getting. Don't want to be doing burn outs at the stop light to get good use from drag radials on thr street.
97Rob
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