Sway bars for 05 C6.
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Hemet Calif
Sway bars for 05 C6.
I want to tighten up the sway a bit on my C6.
Is this set an alright way to go for a simple mod?
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-1...y-bar-kit.aspx
Can this set be installed by owner at home with simple tools?
For the money is this a good buy?
Will I feel a worth the cost and time difference?
I am not looking for a track car and don't want to make a harder ride just more stable.
Thanks
Dave
Is this set an alright way to go for a simple mod?
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-1...y-bar-kit.aspx
Can this set be installed by owner at home with simple tools?
For the money is this a good buy?
Will I feel a worth the cost and time difference?
I am not looking for a track car and don't want to make a harder ride just more stable.
Thanks
Dave
Last edited by biggums; Dec 18, 2008 at 07:56 PM. Reason: spelling problem
Melting Slicks
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From: Oklahoma City
you'll need an 18mm wrench or socket, a 15 mm wrench or socket, and a T30 or T40 (can't remember which) torx bit, and a torque wrench that included 40 to 70 pounds.
the back is easy... you just need to get the back tires a foot off the ground and you can get at everything.
the front is a little more difficult to reach. a lift is best, but you need probably 2 feet off the ground to get at everything easily.
if you do make the swap, Z51 is stiffer than base but not beat-you-to-death rough. I would also highly recommend you track down some polyurethane bushings for the bars.... the stock bushings you would get from Culley or any GM supplier are sloppy rubber. poly bushings are only $30 for a full set. the grease for these is nasty but effective. the bushings will squeek without the grease.
the back is easy... you just need to get the back tires a foot off the ground and you can get at everything.
the front is a little more difficult to reach. a lift is best, but you need probably 2 feet off the ground to get at everything easily.
if you do make the swap, Z51 is stiffer than base but not beat-you-to-death rough. I would also highly recommend you track down some polyurethane bushings for the bars.... the stock bushings you would get from Culley or any GM supplier are sloppy rubber. poly bushings are only $30 for a full set. the grease for these is nasty but effective. the bushings will squeek without the grease.
Race Director
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if you do make the swap, Z51 is stiffer than base but not beat-you-to-death rough. I would also highly recommend you track down some polyurethane bushings for the bars.... the stock bushings you would get from Culley or any GM supplier are sloppy rubber. poly bushings are only $30 for a full set. the grease for these is nasty but effective. the bushings will squeek without the grease.
Melting Slicks
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From: --- N.E., Pa.
Z51 bars --
I switched to Z51 bars, on my 07, F55, and there is a very noticeable difference. It really tightened up, the feel, through corners. - Easy, at home, swap, and cost less than $200. -- I believe the torx is a 40. Hold the link with the torx, and loosen the nut. If you spin the link, with the torx, you may loosen the link, in the joint, and it will result in a clunking noise, when on the road. -- 
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Last edited by mcwire; Dec 19, 2008 at 08:29 AM.
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Drifting
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From: chazy ny
The sway bars will not make the car ride rougher, they will make it corner better with less body roll. I put z51 bars on my car and say a big difference. Now I am thinking of going to z06 rear bar for a little less bodyroll.
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Hotchkiss sways
I have a base 08, and put on Hotchkiss front and rears, and run the car in timetrials and autocrosses. I like the roll resistance, but the end link holes (which match the factory) are too big. I hand made a .02 bushing but they still rattle a little. If anybody can tell me what they did to overcome this I would appreciate it (end links?). I need some decent shocks and maybe more spring, plus brakes that will keep up. I added Porterfield R4s pads but still have soft pedal issues. I will get some SS brake lines to see if this is the problem.
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Also-they are easy to install if you have two floor jacks to match up the end-links with the holes in the bars. DON"T take the weight off the rear wheels when you tighten down the suspension bolts (hold the poly bushings), I did and it binds the steel insert bushings and toes in the rear wheels. In 600 miles my rear tires were gone. The Nitto NT01 are a lot better than the run-craps anyway.
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