Where the hell has Gary been ?

[ledzeppac]

I'm glad you wrote that last paragraph... 'cause thats what I was going to say!

[Gary Wells]

Before who wrote that last paragraph, you mean Racer X?

[ledzeppac]

yes.... I mean racer X

[Recklessrob]

Heres a pic of my car with the Hotchkis suspension.
I couldn't get all of it in laying on the floor.

[Gary Wells]

Thanks for posting that pic, Rob. Nice looking set-up. I think that I am going to go with the Global west lower rear control arm with the spherical bearing on the frame side, and the Del-A-Lum bushing on the opposite end, and Full Throttle Speed & Style 1 3/8" rear sway bar, and I haven't decided on a brand of upper rear control arm yet, and maybe air bags in the springs. Global West has a rear sway bar, but it is only a 1". I am not sure what the original factory stock dia of the rear sway bar is, looks like 7/8" or 1", just looked, didn't measure it.

[Racer X]

The factory bar is 7/8". Did I read that right? You are going with a 1-3/8" rear bar? That'll get rid of the understeer alright!

From what I am seeing it looks as if you are going for the straight line set up instead of the turning and burning set up.

[87natty]

I spun out last night and blew a tire...

[Recklessrob]

I spun out last night and blew a tire...

Because you've posted, I'm assuming you're OK. How is the car ?

[87natty]

Alright. I goosed in around a sharp on ramp and she downshifted, the rear end whipped out from behind me. So I bounced off a curb and spun into the off ramp, across a median like in Bullitt when the Charger hit the gas station and the Mustang skidded into a ditch.

The car didn't stall so I casually went the other direction and limped it to a side street. Scraped a rim pretty bad, but everything else was OK. The worst part was putting on the spare and realizing that was flat too...

My buddy saw it, and instead of being pissed, we talked about how I should do it next time. Fear no turn!  :smt071

[Recklessrob]

I whipped my S-10 out sideways tonight. I forgot how
much fun a stick is !  :supz:

[Gary Wells]

The factory bar is 7/8". Did I read that right? You are going with a 1-3/8" rear bar? That'll get rid of the understeer alright!
From what I am seeing it looks as if you are going for the straight line set up instead of the turning and burning set up.

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Greg: Ireally didn't measure, I just looked down under the car, and it appears to be 7/8", or it could be an 1", I will measure it this weekend. I am actually trying for a compromise between the two. I have heard a lot of favorable comments that the bar is very similiar to the no longer available ATR bar. As I am not changing the stock front swaybar, I feel ok going a little thick on the rear, hoping that does get rid of some or most of the undesirable understeer, and help the car stay flat in the cormers. We'll see. I will have to do some more studying before I buy anything.