Speedway Splined Swaybar

[Bill71]

I'm looking for anyone's experience with splined front sway bars. I have a 2nd gen Camaro and would love to see pics and specifications. My car is being built for road course use. Not sure how to determine bar length. Also, the Speedway mounts look pretty weak compared to others I've seen.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Hi Bill,

I have a Speedway set up going together but the arms are huge. Just waiting to see if I can have them machined down a bit.

The way you measure them is you first measure the frame width at the location where you want it then add 3 inches to that measurment. The side bars take up 1 1/2" per side.

[Bill71]

Thanks for that info. What mounts are you using? Also, howmdid you select the bar rate?

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Thanks for that info. What mounts are you using? Also, howmdid you select the bar rate?

im making my own mounts with custom delrin bushings.

sway bar choice would depend on application and trial and error.

[Ron Sutton]

Hi Bill,

I have a Speedway set up going together but the arms are huge. Just waiting to see if I can have them machined down a bit.

The way you measure them is you first measure the frame width at the location where you want it then add 3 inches to that measurement. The side bars take up 1 1/2" per side.

Vince, what size Speedway sway bar are you utilizing?

[Vince@Meanstreets]

According to the chart I am running a 1 1/4" .188 wall bar and is 35" in length. Might be a bit soft but we'll find out.

Im running this on a 70 Camaro. I moved the sway bar location forward 3 inches to clear everything and am running it in a frame support tube.

[Ron Sutton]

According to the chart I am running a 1 1/4" .188 wall bar and is 35" in length. Might be a bit soft but we'll find out.

Im running this on a 70 Camaro. I moved the sway bar location forward 3 inches to clear everything and am running it in a frame support tube.


I was mainly asking about the diameter. You mentioned big arms. On the 1-3/4" bars ... because the rates go so high ... the chromoly arms are very "beefy."

[mfain]

I'm looking for anyone's experience with splined front sway bars. I have a 2nd gen Camaro and would love to see pics and specifications. My car is being built for road course use. Not sure how to determine bar length. Also, the Speedway mounts look pretty weak compared to others I've seen.

Here is a Speedway Engineering bar with their "monoball" bearings -- metal-to-metal, so no give. Rough for the street. As Vince said, the arms are huge. I cut these down for my application, but a spot-face mill could be used to take a lot of meat out without sacrificng strength.

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[Vince@Meanstreets]

Nice Papp, you guys know of any machine shops that can broach a piece of mild steel. Might have to try and make my own arms. Just need someone to cut a hole and spline it to the sway bar.

[JasonElvisHeard]

TCS will broach them

http://www.tcsperformance.com/

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Thanks for the info

[Bryce]

I run a 1.25" solid splined bar at 32" long. It works great. I connected it to the chassis with custom aluminum brackets and spherical bronze bearings that I bought from McMaster.com.