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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by krshultz,Aug 20 2008, 10:33 PM
Sometime after Nationals, I'm having a custom speedway style front swaybar built for the car. Not because the Saner that I have doesn't work - I'm just sick of the noise (I still drive my car on the road a lot), and I'm hopeful that maybe I can get something lighter weight to accomplish the same task. Target is going to be a "base" rate that's the same stiffness as my Saner on its middle position, and options to make it stiffer from there.

Thanks to that swaybar rate calculator that (I think) Orthonormal posted in another thread, we should be able to get pretty close.

Question. Is it considered legal to remove the factory L-brackets, and replace them with something stiffer/stronger/different? I've read the solo rules a lot of times now, and that's the one piece that remains unclear to me.
Yes you can take off the L-bracket. My Comptech bar came with big hefty solid aluminum pieces that mount where the L-Brackets mount.
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 06:26 AM
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Looks like I'll be paying Gendron a visit soon.

Nick, this is Tony from the NER Devens event a couple weeks back. Are you coming to Devens again for future NER events? :thumbsup:
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by mr.domo,Aug 22 2008, 06:26 AM
Looks like I'll be paying Gendron a visit soon.

Nick, this is Tony from the NER Devens event a couple weeks back. Are you coming to Devens again for future NER events? :thumbsup:
Hell yes Tony, I'm not sure which ones though. I've been talking with Glenn (BigBoost) and I'm trying to coordinate when he'll be up there so we can kick some STI/Boxster/Corvette ass together. Shoot me a pm with your cell or something and I'll give you a ring.
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by sirbunz,Aug 19 2008, 02:32 PM
Thanks
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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[QUOTE=Forcednduckshn,Aug 18 2008, 01:16 PM]The car is still on stock alignment.
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by daverx7,Aug 22 2008, 07:31 PM
I would love to get your feedback, but more on the 245/275 combo on an AP1. If you start that thread, I will subscribe to it as well as the other thread on that combo. It might be a set I'll try for 2009. Best of luck with this setup!

-Dave
Thanks Dave! I'll put a post together for tomorrow night with a detailed review. I'm at work now and running in the carting league championship finals tonight for the F1 Boston Indoors', so no time today! But I'll give you the proof that it works :

Cliff notes: FTD, #1 Pax time, 1 second victory in A Stock vs a prepped C4 Vette on Hoosier A6's.

Results: http://www.cartct.com/08-24-08.shtml

My setup: Gendron FSB Solid, Full Stiff
Hoosier A6's 245/275, 36 PSI hot pressure

Alignment; Front 1/8" Toe Out, Max Caster, -1.6' camber
Rear 1/8" Toe In, -1.7' (Could go to almost -2 on right rear, but 1.7' was max on the left rear. So we kept it equal side to side)

More details, pics, and feedback coming tomorrow night!
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 07:39 AM
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Wow! Congrats on some serious domination! I have a question and/or request or two, but I'll wait for your thread to get started.

Thanks for posting this much info.

Great stuff!!

-D
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 08:34 AM
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sirbunz- which front sway bar are you using at the moment?
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 11:03 AM
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Marc is using the 1.375" Gendron hollow bar.
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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Anyone with a solid center section want to swap for a hollow center section? I can brint it to Nats.
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