Custom front sway bar???, Coleman racing |
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Custom front sway bar???, Coleman racing |
Andyrew |
Dec 10 2005, 10:25 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
I really wouldnt mind putting a bigger front sway bar on my car, but since im plowing from understeer around town, im not really worrying about it..
BUT I am not rather liking the 350 or 500 I'd have to spend to get a good bar on my car. I currently have a stock bar up front, and 22mm T bars (ya, thats my kicker up front...) I was thinking that one of these coleman bars would work.. (IMG:http://www.colemanracing.com/catalog/images/pn658.jpg) They have the bar thickness from 3/4in to 1 1/2 in... Bar is 37.5 in long... Could it work? I know there will be fabrication involved (im cool with that.. only means more fun..) http://www.colemanracing.com/catalog/index...&sort=2a&page=1 Also, they have Just the bars at different lengths. But only at 1 1/4 thickness. Lengths from 32" to 43" and .125, .188, and .25 wall (whatever that means) Bars by themselves for 110 bucks. Any thoughts?? |
Andyrew |
Dec 12 2005, 01:31 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
Car will be dedicated autox and track car. With a few jaunts to and from school and work.
Simply, the best street rod I can make in a Taco Bell managers budjget... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (which happens to be slightly above minimum wage... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) ) I am having serious issues with my front end not sticking. and the only way my front end will stick is with about 1/4 throttle (read in a v8, a LOT of power... ie throtle oversteer) True this is on crappy kumho 711's, but I have victoracers, hoosiers, and goodyear slicks avalible to me. I think it has something to do with my crappy STOCK front sway bar (with no adjustment) and my even crappyer FACTORY bushings. Call me crazy, but I have new bushings for the whole car, and I would like to get a sway bar that I can adjust for factory (whatever lbs that is) to 100lbs more. (ie from track to autox) On the track, my current setup stuck pretty good, but on the autox course, (as you can see from my video's), its a handful to get to stick, and requires a lot of "driving" effort. I would like to run 225 rear springs with a factory or larger rear bar (larger if I can make some kind of custom bar that would fit, that would ALSO be adjustable. I am considering adjustable arms for the factory bar.. In essence, I am planning on buying either colemans sway bar stuff, in their smallest diameter or thickness sway bar; or Bretts bar and coleman arms, or both even. Adjustablility is something I need, and at this point, I have none of. IM not going with a custom bar up front for more lb rate, but for adjustability, and for upgrades down the road. andrew |