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, 06:19 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 know my setup is way off. I gave myself a baseline, and played with tire pressures at 2 autox's and at the wcc on the exact same setup. I was (and am) not impressed.
I've been running this setup for a year, and I know I need it stiffer on the front, and Much stiffer on the rear if I have any plans to get good times at auto's. I have played with camber, and am generally not impressed at all with the handling of the car at anything under 45mph (general autox speed) as it requires way more throttle than I am willing to give it to make it stick. I know I need a baseline. But I dont want to run my stock front sway bar, and 180 rear springs as a baseline! Thats just absurd. It leaves me No force tuning at all, just camber, caster and ride hight. I need a custom bar up front so that if with 250 lb springs on the back(which I think I want to try 225's right now), and a stock rear sway bar, I for some reason need less spring rate up front, I can back it down with a simple adjustment. My bar that I want to make will have less spring rate than stock to close to 22mm bar. Shocks also should be able to handle the buisness on the back, they are almost new koni yellows. Camber on the front is as much as I can get equally. Caster I rather dont remember. Toe is at zero all the way around. I dont have time to drive it right now or make adjustments. Im in finals week.. and I'll be working on the engine next week, and also the body. Brett, let me know about that bar, I think I will bid on the one on ebay as well though. (good to keep my options open) Thanks all. Andrew |