Not in this case. If you go for a really big
front bar with no rear bar to match, then you will unbalance the car and it will
handle horribly. You need to match the front end weight (engine size)
along with any rear bar and even other modifications. I have a moderate
sized front bar with no rear bar. If I went to a larger front bar, I would
need to add in a rear bar.
You don't want to swap ends or understeer out of
control when you are at the limit. Balance and a systematic approach works
best with any car.
Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
'66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16
BFG R1
'67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes |
275/40/17 Kumho MX
Bigger is better on these old cars, because there heavy. Just my thoughts. Eddie 66ss conv.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie Bumgarner
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 4:13 PM
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Sway Bar choice
"Eduardo (Eddie) Gamino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I have done a search on this but I'm still not convinced. I am putting in a front sway bar for a 1970 chevelle malibu 350 street/freeway driver. I got three sizes in mind: 1-1/8" 1-1/4" or 1-5/16"
I'm really not familiar with these things so I come for your help. I don't know which is best. It's a street car. I don't race the car, but I do a lot of corner turning around street and through hills too. I just want the perfect size bar, which will not do me more harm on my car than good. Sometimes I hear that smaller is alright, but not that good and that a bigger bar is better but not that big.
My car specs:
I don't have any sway bars installed? Should I get the rear sway bar first? Can there be only one sway bar installed? Or do both front and rear sway bars need to be installed on the car and used at the same time?
I just recently rebuilt my rear end: 12 bolt 3.42 gears non-posi, new axles, new everyhting. I also have new rear lower box control arms, all new rear rubber bushings, and new Bilstien shocks. Hotchkis coil springs front and back.
For the front end I just installed new MOOG inner and outer tie rods, new upper and lower ball joints, and new idle arm. I'm running a 350 engine with a 350 tranny and with an MSD HEI Ignition kit. thanks guys
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