Speedway style sway bar for the front

gomer_110 · 02-19-2016, 08:44 PM

Curious if anyone has tried to fit up a speedway style sway bar for the front of the 370Z?

While the Hotchkis bar was a definite upgrade over the Eibach bar I had, I still need to go stiffer (fwiw I don't run a rear bar).

Would love to go to a Speedway style sway bar for the sake of tunability. After the initial setup it would appear to be as easy as swapping out the splined shaft to make a big jump in stiffness.

Any input is welcome.

Rusty · 02-20-2016, 01:16 PM

Think the Doran Nismo was using something close to it last year. Maybe BJ will comment on what they was using.

Zauskycop · 02-20-2016, 11:33 PM

Had one on my DP MR2 Spyder I built...all custom and stuff. I agree with the tuneability, though at times it was hard to find a bar SOFT enough!! Much lighter car though and I think that the Z would benefit since it is much heavier.

The arms, however, were purely custom (and very expensive!) Not sure how that would work on the Z, and should be looked into before jumping in! This was it about 15 days after being built haha...it changed a lot over time.

Tracy Ramsey

Whittie · 02-22-2016, 10:41 PM

Something like this would be pretty neat, certainly much easier to adjust, just twist the blade to get almost infinite adjustment:

Tarett Engineering Rear Bladed Sway Bar | The Race Development Center

gomer_110 · 02-23-2016, 07:50 AM

Seen these before. I don't even want to know what they cost. If I was going pro level road racing I'd consider it but since I'm just autoxing I'll just stick to trying to get a 3 pc swaybar.

Also read that these bladed bars are a b!tch to adjust since the adjustments can be non-linear in nature.

02-19-2016, 08:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	Speedway style sway bar for the front Curious if anyone has tried to fit up a speedway style sway bar for the front of the 370Z? While the Hotchkis bar was a definite upgrade over the Eibach bar I had, I still need to go stiffer (fwiw I don't run a rear bar). Would love to go to a Speedway style sway bar for the sake of tunability. After the initial setup it would appear to be as easy as swapping out the splined shaft to make a big jump in stiffness. Any input is welcome. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock Last edited by gomer_110; 02-19-2016 at 08:49 PM.

02-20-2016, 01:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,219 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Think the Doran Nismo was using something close to it last year. Maybe BJ will comment on what they was using. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

02-20-2016, 11:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zauskycop Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Hinckley IL Posts: 228 Drives: 2012 370Z, '16 Miata Rep Power: 14	Had one on my DP MR2 Spyder I built...all custom and stuff. I agree with the tuneability, though at times it was hard to find a bar SOFT enough!! Much lighter car though and I think that the Z would benefit since it is much heavier. The arms, however, were purely custom (and very expensive!) Not sure how that would work on the Z, and should be looked into before jumping in! This was it about 15 days after being built haha...it changed a lot over time. Tracy Ramsey Masterbeatty likes this.

02-23-2016, 07:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	Seen these before. I don't even want to know what they cost. If I was going pro level road racing I'd consider it but since I'm just autoxing I'll just stick to trying to get a 3 pc swaybar. Also read that these bladed bars are a b!tch to adjust since the adjustments can be non-linear in nature. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

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02-22-2016, 10:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Whittie Base Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Houston Posts: 24 Drives: 2015 Q60s Limited Rep Power: 9	Something like this would be pretty neat, certainly much easier to adjust, just twist the blade to get almost infinite adjustment: Tarett Engineering Rear Bladed Sway Bar \| The Race Development Center