C7 Stingray Sway Bars

Rob59C1

Rob59C1

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Has anyone changed sway bars to stiffen up the cornering of a standard Stingray?
Any advice or suggestions?
 
Chevrolet

Chevrolet

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Rob59C1 said:
Yep US spec. Std Stingray 8sp auto with mag ride, & performance exhaust
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Is that on the red convertible that was for sale on CCCUK Facebook last week by any chance? But no, I am not aware of anyone over here doing that. Maybe something on YouTube about it?
 
Rob59C1

Rob59C1

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Chevrolet said:
Is that on the red convertible that was for sale on CCCUK Facebook last week by any chance? But no, I am not aware of anyone over here doing that. Maybe something on YouTube about it?
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How did you guess? :)
 

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teamzr1

teamzr1

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Rob59C1 said:
Has anyone changed sway bars to stiffen up the cornering of a standard Stingray?
Any advice or suggestions?
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Can depend on your drivestyle liking, if also for racing, such as you want to bias under or oversteer and can be done as to the diameter of the sway bars, are they hollow or solid and also if using GM stock end links or wanting adjustable ones

Correct Oversteer Adjustments Correct Understeer

Stiffen (Thicken) Front Sway Bar Soften (Thinner)
Soften (Thinner) Rear Sway Bar Stiffen (Thicker)

Makes a different if you want softer on front, stiffer on rears, the other way around or both same diameter

GM Parts Performance sells sway bars, so they have been tested depending on Corvette model years
where buying from 3rd party vendors, you better be sure they list what they are made of, if hollow or solid

Adjustable end links allow adjusting to bias how the car tracks on roads

Example on my C5

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Going with the wrong ones, you could pay the price as example

For Open Road Racing a guy owning a 1999 C5 FRC (Billybob) had years of drag racing and never did ORRs
He was used to wanting just going in a straight line on dragstrip so he selected rear stiff sway bars
I warned him what he had chosen was going to prevent C5 FRC making high speed right and left turns or S-turns

ORRs using normal public roads in mountains lots off non cambered blind turns
At around 160 MPH going into a turn, the C5 had bad understeer due to too stiff swaybars,
C5 never made it through the turn, and it went off the road into boulders, weeds, etc and C5 flipped multi times
and he ended up in a hospital for several weeks

So think about the type and spring strength weight you want and suggest going with the adjustable end links to dial in how
vehicle tracks
 
Rob59C1

Rob59C1

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teamzr1 said:
Can depend on your drivestyle liking, if also for racing, such as you want to bias under or oversteer and can be done as to the diameter of the sway bars, are they hollow or solid and also if using GM stock end links or wanting adjustable ones

Correct Oversteer Adjustments Correct Understeer

Stiffen (Thicken) Front Sway Bar Soften (Thinner)
Soften (Thinner) Rear Sway Bar Stiffen (Thicker)

Makes a different if you want softer on front, stiffer on rears, the other way around or both same diameter

GM Parts Performance sells sway bars, so they have been tested depending on Corvette model years
where buying from 3rd party vendors, you better be sure they list what they are made of, if hollow or solid

Adjustable end links allow adjusting to bias how the car tracks on roads

Example on my C5

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Going with the wrong ones, you could pay the price as example

For Open Road Racing a guy owning a 1999 C5 FRC (Billybob) had years of drag racing and never did ORRs
He was used to wanting just going in a straight line on dragstrip so he selected rear stiff sway bars
I warned him what he had chosen was going to prevent C5 FRC making high speed right and left turns or S-turns

ORRs using normal public roads in mountains lots off non cambered blind turns
At around 160 MPH going into a turn, the C5 had bad understeer due to too stiff swaybars,
C5 never made it through the turn, and it went off the road into boulders, weeds, etc and C5 flipped multi times
and he ended up in a hospital for several weeks

So think about the type and spring strength weight you want and suggest going with the adjustable end links to dial in how
vehicle tracks
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Thanks John, on another forum GM Z51s were suggested so I guess they'd be the safe option. I will only ever run it on the road so it's just about getting it to feel more secure when cornering than the std Stingray does. More like my current Z51 but with the softer suspension for the terrible roads we have here in the UK!
 
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