what sway bars
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Jun 2007
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i am leaning torward the hotchkis but can not understand how the gm t1 bars could be bad any imput on the phat bars? i will buzz it around the track eventually but i like a car with awsome handling right now tons of body role not very stable at speed
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Akron Ohio
He was pretty harsh on the T1 bars, they are really a great set of bars, though I sold mine and went with the comptition Pfadts and love them. His second generation bars seem even better but they are much more expensive.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Midland TX
I put Z06 bars on my track car and Z51 on my "cruising" car. The Z06 bars made a big difference in handling. I need to upgrade shocks to go with it.
Sway bars will help handling (ie cornering). They should be part of a package or talk to a knowledgeable person to help you with your setup. You can mess up your handling if you don't know what you're doing. Bigger is not always better depending on how you are driving. Super stiff swaybars may be fine, but you may find your car snapping around on you if you aren't used to it. I would talk to someone at Pfadt and Hotchkiss and tell them what you plan on doing with your Vette and what other suspension mods you have or will have before just jumping into buying an aftermarket swaybar.
I'm no professional by any means. When it comes to stopping and handling I turn to the professionals. No matter what else, I want a car that can stop and handle to keep my butt out of trouble
Sway bars will help handling (ie cornering). They should be part of a package or talk to a knowledgeable person to help you with your setup. You can mess up your handling if you don't know what you're doing. Bigger is not always better depending on how you are driving. Super stiff swaybars may be fine, but you may find your car snapping around on you if you aren't used to it. I would talk to someone at Pfadt and Hotchkiss and tell them what you plan on doing with your Vette and what other suspension mods you have or will have before just jumping into buying an aftermarket swaybar.
I'm no professional by any means. When it comes to stopping and handling I turn to the professionals. No matter what else, I want a car that can stop and handle to keep my butt out of trouble
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Dayton Ohio
I ran Z06 bars on my F45 car for a year w/ touching anything else and they worked very well. Depending on the age (year) of your car, you may also need the metal end links. It's tough to beat these on the street for the price. I recently added Z51 springs and Koni shocks...and like it even more. 
