suspension upgrade question
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Racer
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suspension upgrade question
I have a supercharged 2008 coupe 540 rwhp. Will changing from Base suspension to Z51 help with straight-line traction?
Not planning to drag race the car, just curious if putting Z51 sways on will help at all. Currently the car likes to slide the back end to the passenger side when it loses traction. Would be nice to stay straight.
Thanks
Not planning to drag race the car, just curious if putting Z51 sways on will help at all. Currently the car likes to slide the back end to the passenger side when it loses traction. Would be nice to stay straight.
Thanks
Team Owner
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Suggest you also ask in the Forced Induction Forum. I imagine the guys over there have dealt with this before.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...n-nitrous-123/
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...n-nitrous-123/
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I have a supercharged 2008 coupe 540 rwhp. Will changing from Base suspension to Z51 help with straight-line traction?
Not planning to drag race the car, just curious if putting Z51 sways on will help at all. Currently the car likes to slide the back end to the passenger side when it loses traction. Would be nice to stay straight.
Thanks
Not planning to drag race the car, just curious if putting Z51 sways on will help at all. Currently the car likes to slide the back end to the passenger side when it loses traction. Would be nice to stay straight.
Thanks
My car launches straight. I have Hinson mounts, LG coilovers, Pfadt bars and Nitto 05R drag radial and Michelin Super Sport for daily use. I also have a Quaife diff, not sure if that helps or not.
I did my stuff the opposite of you. I did suspension, brakes, diff and then the engine. Break less parts that way.
Last edited by timd38; Mar 14, 2016 at 04:06 PM.
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Stiffer sway bars are good for cornering, but arent going to help you in straight line
That said, properly set up adjustable sway bar links would help get rid of some preload and make the bar articulate more before loading up (this is because the stock endlinks are extremely short and even when the car is resting on a flat plane the bar still is acting on the arms).
One other sway bar trick is to go with solid bushing bars (like the ridetech) which exhibit less friction than the traditional rubber/poly setup
If you want to go further, then get spherical bearings to replace the control arm bushings
Good luck!
That said, properly set up adjustable sway bar links would help get rid of some preload and make the bar articulate more before loading up (this is because the stock endlinks are extremely short and even when the car is resting on a flat plane the bar still is acting on the arms).
One other sway bar trick is to go with solid bushing bars (like the ridetech) which exhibit less friction than the traditional rubber/poly setup
If you want to go further, then get spherical bearings to replace the control arm bushings
Good luck!
Last edited by el es tu; Mar 15, 2016 at 07:48 AM.
