Callaway swaybars
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May be T-1 from GM with a Callaway decal. Price is OK if it is. Ask them the difference, the size and wall thickness if hollow which I am sure they are.
Burning Brakes
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Go with the Pfadt street bars - the Callaway's are not worth the money. My Hotchkis bars are better than the Callaway and I am replacing those next weekend with the Pfadt street bars.
Burning Brakes
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Callaway bars aren't T1 bars with Callaway decal. They're built to Callaway engineering and quality specs. Standard equipment on Callaway C16, optional on Callaway Corvette. I'll get you diams tomorrow, they are hollow.
Burning Brakes
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Curious. What makes you say the Callaway bars are not as good as the Hotchkis bars?
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Racer
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Thanks for the specs, will wait for the diams
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That's one reason that I would prefer the Hotchkis bars.
And, I believe the T1 bars have a similar adjustment to the Hotchkis.... do they not?
- Colby
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I'll respond to this, even though I didn't have an opinion beforehand. Looking at them, the bars aren't tunable for over/understeer. The Hotchkis rear bar has three different settings so you can tune to your liking. An adjustable link is not the same as being able to adjust the effective tension of the arms on the bars.
That's one reason that I would prefer the Hotchkis bars.
And, I believe the T1 bars have a similar adjustment to the Hotchkis.... do they not?
- Colby
That's one reason that I would prefer the Hotchkis bars.
And, I believe the T1 bars have a similar adjustment to the Hotchkis.... do they not?
- Colby
The Callaway stabilizer bars are equipped with adjustable end links with Heim joints to allow preload adjustment. The Hotchkis catalog also lists adjustable end links (ball joint-style) as an option. I don't think GM's T1 bars have any adjustability.
Here's a photo of the Callaway bar kit (suggested retail $630, C5 or C6):
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Racer
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The Hotchkis products are high quality, fine parts, without a doubt. However, I did not know that "The Hotchkis rear bar has three different settings so you can tune to your liking". They don't show this feature in their catalogs or web site. I don't mean to impose but could you please describe this further or point us to some illustration.
Here you go.... follow this link and see the highlighted text:
http://www.hotchkis.net/p-739-c5-cor...y-bar-set.aspx
Excerpt from above link:
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Features:
Lightweight, durable 1.25” (1 ¼”) tubular steel front sway bar. 115% stiffer than Z51.
Lightweight, durable 1” adjustable tubular steel rear sway bar. Stiffness increase over Z51 +60%, +100%, +150%.
Factory style oil impregnated rubber bushings included.
Gloss black powder coat finish.
Benefits:
Dramatically improved cornering potential
Improved chassis balance and steering response
Adjustable rear bar allows suspension to be finely tuned
Improves both Z06 and Z51 models
Allows power to be applied earlier during corner exit
**************************************** ********
The "+60%, +100%, +150%" refers to the three levels of stiffness available above z51.
- Colby
Burning Brakes
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Here you go.... follow this link and see the highlighted text:
http://www.hotchkis.net/p-739-c5-cor...y-bar-set.aspx
Excerpt from above link:
**************************************** ********
Features:
Lightweight, durable 1.25” (1 ¼”) tubular steel front sway bar. 115% stiffer than Z51.
Lightweight, durable 1” adjustable tubular steel rear sway bar. Stiffness increase over Z51 +60%, +100%, +150%.
Factory style oil impregnated rubber bushings included.
Gloss black powder coat finish.
Benefits:
Dramatically improved cornering potential
Improved chassis balance and steering response
Adjustable rear bar allows suspension to be finely tuned
Improves both Z06 and Z51 models
Allows power to be applied earlier during corner exit
**************************************** ********
The "+60%, +100%, +150%" refers to the three levels of stiffness available above z51.
- Colby
http://www.hotchkis.net/p-739-c5-cor...y-bar-set.aspx
Excerpt from above link:
**************************************** ********
Features:
Lightweight, durable 1.25” (1 ¼”) tubular steel front sway bar. 115% stiffer than Z51.
Lightweight, durable 1” adjustable tubular steel rear sway bar. Stiffness increase over Z51 +60%, +100%, +150%.
Factory style oil impregnated rubber bushings included.
Gloss black powder coat finish.
Benefits:
Dramatically improved cornering potential
Improved chassis balance and steering response
Adjustable rear bar allows suspension to be finely tuned
Improves both Z06 and Z51 models
Allows power to be applied earlier during corner exit
**************************************** ********
The "+60%, +100%, +150%" refers to the three levels of stiffness available above z51.
- Colby
Sorry, Colby, I didn't realize that's what you were talking about. I guess I assumed something more elaborate. Oops.
With the Hotchkis bars, there are three holes at each end of the rear stabilizer bar. You can fine-tune the "stiffness" of the bar by selecting the proper hole to locate the end link.
The Callaway bars also have the three-hole mounting feature. Not sure exactly how the Callaway bar stiffness compares to the Z51 bar, though. I'm sure our engineers know, if anyone's interested.
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