What year did SLP use 35mm Front Sway bars on SSs, Firehawks?
If anyone has these 35mm installed how does it compare to the 32mm?

 

If you are going with a 35mm bar, I would suggest the Suspension Techniques 35mm solid bar, or the Sam Strano Hollow 35mm bar. Both can be found at www.stranoparts.com and come with urethane bushings and endlinks.

Dan

 

Hey how big are the 1LE sway bars? I know they're hollow...if they are 35mm too you might find a deal on one of those somewhere...used or new...

 

1LE fronts are 32mm and rears are 21mm

Dan

 

To clarify, GM's 1LE was a 32mm, but SLP's 1LE was a 35mm.

 

FYI, the 21mm was only used on 1LE in 93 and some 94's. The 95 and later 1LE used a stock rear 19mm bar and the 1LE 32mm front bar.

The later 1LE had much stiffer rear springs and the 21mm was too much for that setup.

The 93-94 had stock Z28 springs.

Z28

 

So how woud they compare he asks?

 

the SLP 35mm was an aftermarket design using Corvette end links. it was never offered on SS or firehawks.

tier II suspension SS and firehawks came with 32mm front and 19mm rear

As usual....SLP was over charging the 35mm swaybar, i think it was like 475 bucks they no longer sell it.

I switched from a 32mm to a 35mm suspension techniques and to a 3rd gen 23mm rear on my SS. Made a signifigant difference.

But the key to remember is all the pieces have to work togther to get the proper results (spring, shocks, etc) otherwise you will have a car that will push-understeer with too large of a bar upfront, or oversteer with a too large of a bar in the rear. etc....

 

so with the 35mm & 23mm and poly endlinks, & bilsteins they should work together, or should I need something else to be optimum?

 

What springs are you running?

I would go with the 35 front and work from there, you'll have a larger selection of rear bars to make the balance and be done realitivly cheaply since they are "stock" gm bars just got look for them at slavage, ebay, classifieds etc.. 19mm 21mm, 23mm. The SS has a nuetral-oversteeer tendency which is what i like. Each setup will be diffent based on spring, shock, alignment and tire combos...

 

With stock springs and bilstein HD shocks, I would recommend the 35mm in the front, and the 21mm in the rear. The 21mm rear is cheap. The bar is $70 including shipping and the poly endlinks and bushings are about $30.

Call Sam Strano about his hollow 35mm bar. Great bar. I have the ST 35mm bar, but it's solid. I love it, but it weighs a lot.

Dan