Z06 bar install
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Burning Brakes
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From: SF East Bay CA
Z06 bar install
just added the Z06 bars.....
Here a a couple of pics. The stock bars are an embarrassment to GM
Here is the rear bar.
This is the front..
I've got to say the rear bar really looks like a toothpick compared to the Z06 much better handling Z06 (well. with Bilsteins also)
Here a a couple of pics. The stock bars are an embarrassment to GM
Here is the rear bar.
This is the front..
I've got to say the rear bar really looks like a toothpick compared to the Z06 much better handling Z06 (well. with Bilsteins also)
Last edited by timbo79; Jul 16, 2007 at 08:59 PM.
Safety Car
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St. Jude Donor '06
I agree, everytime I look under the rear of the car and see the stock sways, I laugh. I've got some Pfadt Street sways on order and am picking up some Koni FSD's this afternoon. Should handle a lot better. How do you like the Z sways and Bilsteins? Did your car drop any and did the ride get considerably rougher? 
Melting Slicks
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From: MN
I agree - the stock bars are pitiful, and GM should be ashamed to have put them on the car. I put Z51 bars on my F55, and it is now absolutely perfect. I'd read that the Z06 bars on the rear (the fronts are the same as the Z51) cause a little instability in handling, so I went with the slightly smaller Z51 rear bar. The car is now so flat in the corners, even a level wouldn't notice a lean! 
Racer
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: St Pete Beach FL
And for those that have done it, does the weight have to be off the wheels, or can it be done with the car sitting on ramps (weight on tires). They look easy to do if you can just ramp it and do with weight on.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Stokesdale NC
If I would have known how much better the Z51 bars made my F55 handle, I would have done it the day after I picked up the car.
The car with the Z51 bars is pretty neutral with stock tires on a high speed airport runway autocross.
The car with the Z51 bars is pretty neutral with stock tires on a high speed airport runway autocross.
CF Senior Member
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From: Tucson Arizona
I agree - the stock bars are pitiful, and GM should be ashamed to have put them on the car. I put Z51 bars on my F55, and it is now absolutely perfect. I'd read that the Z06 bars on the rear (the fronts are the same as the Z51) cause a little instability in handling, so I went with the slightly smaller Z51 rear bar. The car is now so flat in the corners, even a level wouldn't notice a lean!
Burning Brakes
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From: FL
Z06 sway bars
just did mine on monday....took about a hour to do front & rear. huge differencd in handling...corners flat. when i go to sport mode on the F-55 its like a Z-51 set up. go back to tour mode & the harshness is gone but still handles firmly. am pleased with set-up!
also installed my Vararam cai & am very pleased with that, more responsive feel.
also installed my Vararam cai & am very pleased with that, more responsive feel.