I am buying a 67 Chevelle SS396 and I will need a rear anti-sway bar..I looked up Hotckis and they have a 1 1/8 and 1 1/4 inch bar..Which do you think would work the best on a stock car?...Thanks for yor time. Jerry
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 8:20 PM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Please help! Sway bar information Your Chevelle does have a front sway bar, all Chevelles do as probably most rear wheel cars do - not a suspension guru. Sway bars are designed to reduce body roll when turning. Engine size/horsepower has nothing to do really with it although higher horsepower cars that the mfg. figured would be 'driven' a bit harder than usual include larger front bars plus the additional rear bar. To see good pros and cons, check Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sway_bar and maybe the article at http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question432.htm will help some. If you plan on tossing the car around from side to side in say a slalom course or drive a lot of winding roads where control is the ultimate objective, then by all means a larger front and additional rear bar is a good investment. Dale McIntosh ChevelleCD.com ChevelleStuff.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:chevelle-list- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eduardo (Eddie) Gamino > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 7:42 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: [Chevelle-list] Please help! Sway bar information > > To anyone who can help me out: > > I tried to find the answer in other forums, but had no luck. I'm having > difficulties about finding the right appropriate size and brand of sway > bar to choose from that will fit my application and that will not do me > vehicle more harm than good. I was looking at the hotchkis bars, but they > use polyurethane bushings and I don't really want to deal with the > squeaking. I'm thinking about getting the 1 1/4" or the 1 3/8" front bar. > Then later on get the rear 1" sway bar. Would this be a good set up or is > it too much? For the Hotchkis bars, I heard that some have had their sway > bars break since they are made as hollow. Is this correct? I believe GP > superstore is giving a 20% discount on Hotchkis parts. Also, some car > owners have suggested that OPGI has good heat treated sway bars. Does any > one know of these bars being worth the buy? > > I use my 1970 chevelle as a street driver car, which has a 350 engine, 350 > tranny, rebuilt 12 bolt 3.47 non-posi rear end, with some high performance > parts here and there. I bought the lower box rear control arms from Ground > Up. Most of the front suspension is of Moog parts and have front and rear > Hotchkis springs with KYB shocks up front and Monroe shocks at rear. My > car never sees the track, since it's not built as a racing car. However, > if it helps, later on I will beef up the engine to a 383 in the future. > > I have never had that experience driving with any sway bar, front or rear, > that I don't know how it feels. Some people say it's better and you can > really feel the difference than without one. Some also say to never drive > on the streets without one. I don't have one and I drive on the streets > all the time. I mean, I do feel that "lean" feel on the car that people > talk about. So, should I invest in a pair of sway bars after all? I'm all > for any improvments in my driving handling. Bottom line, can anyone > please point me in the right direction with specific choices in helping me > choose the right combination of size for the front and rear sway bars and > what brand out of many is the best for me? It will be highly appreciated. > thanks > -Eddie > > -- > Got No Time? Shop Online for Great Gift Ideas! > http://mail.shopping.com/?linkin_id=8033174 > _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080107-0, 01/07/2008 Tested on: 1/7/2008 8:17:58 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software.
