[Chevelle-list] Please help! Sway bar information

[Rowan, Jerry]

That's a great idea....Thanks I will do that after I buy the
car....Appreciate it....Jerry 

-----Original Message-----
From: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net
[mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of Jim H.
Thompson
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 9:56 AM
To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Please help! Sway bar information

You need to check the size of your front bar first. Just take an
adjustable
wrench clamp it to the bar then remove it. Use a ruler to measure the
jaw
opening of the wrench. When you order the bar give them that information
and
they will suggest the best bar for you based on your driving plans.

Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net
[mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of Rowan, Jerry
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 10:31 AM
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Please help! Sway bar information

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: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net
[mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] 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: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net [mailto:chevelle-list-
> bounces at chevelles.net] 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
>
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