SwayBars from 95 Z

[whiteThunder]

ok, i have SEARCHED, but i am purchasing the rear end from a 95 z, and have the opportunity to get both the front and rear sways, for like 30 bux. here's the deal, currently i have stock decarbons on my 94, but when i install the sways i will go w/ either slp to's, or konis. will this setup still cuase oversteer and be harmful like many of the pots i have read, or will my spring and shovk upgrade help this. basically, tell me yes or no, and why or why not. also, tell me what i would have to do to make this work. thanks,

[Ian]

front bar is the same as ours. rear is 2mm bigger. you will get oversteer with just that setup, but if you put aftermarket shocks on, and springs, it will be much easier to handle. if I were you, i wouldnt bother with it, thats basically $30 for just the rear. Save your money, and after you upgrade the shocks and springs, THEN get some real swaybars and upgrade both the front and rear.

[whiteThunder]

Thanks for the advice, i'll do that then. So i should get bigger front and rear later!

[Ian]

yea, just upgrade them both after you have things like shocks, spring, and maybe stuff like LCA's and what not.

[FunkZ]

Don't bother with the front, as Ian said it's the same 30mm as the V6 stock. See if you can get the 19mm thrown in with the rear so you won't have to buy it later. I think with stiffer springs and shocks you'd be fine with 30/19 but you could always go with the 1LE 32mm front to even them out. Poly endlinks are shorter than stock and help to reduce play in the stock bars too. Advance has "Heavy Duty" endlinks that come with poly bushings and only cost $1 more each than the regular rubber ones.

[hockeyman]

Front 1LE on ebay for $25: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=10076
Still haven't gotten around to installing it yet. I was waiting to get some stitches out from my hand, then it's "Install Day!"...yeehaa!

[FirebirdGT]

Originally posted by whiteThunder:
will this setup still cuase oversteer and be harmful like many of the pots i have read, or will my spring and shovk upgrade help this.

No.

The argument is over the use of the 1LE 21mm rear sway bar, not the stock V8 19mm. Yours is 17mm.

[Ian]

Originally posted by FirebirdGT:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by whiteThunder:
will this setup still cuase oversteer and be harmful like many of the pots i have read, or will my spring and shovk upgrade help this.

No.

The argument is over the use of the 1LE 21mm rear sway bar, not the stock V8 19mm. Yours is 17mm. </font>[/QUOTE]well, coming from someone who did it, im tellin you, the 2mm upgrade from 17mm to 19mm definately caused oversteer in my car.

[V6Bob]

"The argument is over the use of the 1LE 21mm rear sway bar, not the stock V8 19mm. Yours is 17mm."

The argument goes further. The 21mm is clearly bad. The 19mm may be bad, as Ian's experience would indicate.

The problem is that the handling balance depends so much on so many things. Springs, tires, shocks, road conditions, weight in the car, how fast you turn the wheel, and on and on. Stock rear bars work well, and most of the knowledgeable V8 guys don't change them unless they are road racers with stiff springs. +4mm in the back (or, truly ridiculous, +6mm) is a bad idea. +2mm may be bad. I really don't know.