Sway bar question...
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Burning Brakes
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From: Denver, North Carolina
Sway bar question...
I am thinking about getting a set of hotchkis bars to get rid of a little bit of body roll and was wondering if they would be dangerous on the street, not letting the suspension work independently enough for rough back roads. Please if you know something about how this works post a response. thanks! (btw I am running Z wheels with PS2's and stock F45 suspension)
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Safety Car
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St. Jude Donor '08
There are a number of people on here running the hotckis anti-roll bars or something similar (T-1 or pfadtty bars) and report improved handling. However, if you get get on a really bad piece of road my guess is you will get bounced around a lot. He!!, even in a stock vette you will get bounced around pretty good. Stiff suspensions and lousy roads to not mix well!!
Here is a link that might give you some more info.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question432.htm
Here is a link that might give you some more info.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question432.htm
Melting Slicks
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From: Des Moines Iowa
I am thinking about getting a set of hotchkis bars to get rid of a little bit of body roll and was wondering if they would be dangerous on the street, not letting the suspension work independently enough for rough back roads. Please if you know something about how this works post a response. thanks! (btw I am running Z wheels with PS2's and stock F45 suspension)
Racer
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From: Springfield OH
Here are sway bar dimensions.
23mm, front; 19.1mm, rear --- Base
Z51 (97-99): 25.4mm-front / 21.7mm-rear
Z51 (00-04): 28.6mm-front / 23.6mm-rear
Z06: 30.0mm-front / 23.6mm-rear
Hotchkis: 31.75mm-front / 25.4mm-rear
T1 (GM Racing): 38.4mm-front / 27.5mm-rear
I do not know what size sway bars come with the F45 suspension. Guess would be the base sway bar set. I also think the F45 suspension has the base spring rate too. Perhaps get answers to that question.
You may want to do a combination of sway bar and spring swap to get the ride you desire.
23mm, front; 19.1mm, rear --- Base
Z51 (97-99): 25.4mm-front / 21.7mm-rear
Z51 (00-04): 28.6mm-front / 23.6mm-rear
Z06: 30.0mm-front / 23.6mm-rear
Hotchkis: 31.75mm-front / 25.4mm-rear
T1 (GM Racing): 38.4mm-front / 27.5mm-rear
I do not know what size sway bars come with the F45 suspension. Guess would be the base sway bar set. I also think the F45 suspension has the base spring rate too. Perhaps get answers to that question.
You may want to do a combination of sway bar and spring swap to get the ride you desire.
Last edited by TorchRed00FRC; Aug 13, 2007 at 11:00 AM. Reason: correct typos
Melting Slicks
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I do not know what size sway bars come with the F45 suspension. Guess would be the base sway bar set. I also think the F45 suspension has the base spring rate too. Perhaps get answers to that question.
You may want to do a combination of sway bar and spring swap to get the ride you desire.
Racer
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From: Birmingham AL
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Melting Slicks
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From: St. Louis Missouri
I have the Hotchkis sway bar set up along with Bilstein Sports shocks. I had the base suspension before. The car now feels like it is glued to the road in turns and feels much more stable at higher speeds then before.
Melting Slicks
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From: Jensen Beach FL
I have the Z06 sway bars also.
Drifting
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From: Littleton Colorado
I have Hotchkis and drive a mile of dirt road a day, no issues. I like a stiff Vette though LOL... Anyway, I would definately look at Pfadtty as I think they may be better. The old adjustable end links from Hotchkis make a lot of noise, made me think I had broken something. I switch to the GM metal end links and all is good now. Not sure if the new adjustable end links solved the issue for good or not. Go take a look at Pfadtty's bars though, they look impressive 
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