we all know witch springs/coilovers are the best for are car or the look we want to have but i still have not seen a thread about sway bars witch to get witch people have and how much does it improve on the handling over the stock sway bars because over the winter i wanna get a set of them if they are worth it or not thanx guys let me no know what you guys have on or witch ones you would recommend for are cobalt ss

 

what year do you have?

 

shouldnt matter should it?

 

i have an 2007 cobalt ss sc

 

Powell Hardcore in the rear and TC front(I believe it's larger than the SC but I could be wrong).

I personally have a TTR but would get a powell bar if I could do it over again

 

why would you get powell bars and where can you get them

 

Powell bars are the only ones that aren't made with mild steel or hollow tubes. Eibach are made the right way also but I recently saw a pic of one that snapped so I wouldn't trust them. You can get them from OTTP or direct from powell by emailing gloria@powellraceshop.com

 

i know i saw the eibach ones too was looking at the sport plus kit looked good but im gonna look at the powell thanx for your input

 

Ok.

Yes, Powell bars are the best.

But don't just get the Hardcore bar because it's bigger.

Most people will be plenty happy with the Street bar, since gasp, most people only drive it on the street.

 

just looked they only have rear

 

i could not find the front ones just rear

 

John Powell makes great rear swaybars. I run the XXX, but I have a TC, and I run it on track. The hardcore bar is is what I would consider a street bar if you have the TC front bar. The street bar is appropriate if you have a lesser front bar.

Hollow sway bars are the best, and that's how John makes them. To be fair, OTTP is also making similar bars now. They are no longer getting them from John. Personally, I like the support and platform knowledge from John, but the decision is yours.

 

ya but i cant find front sway bars for it i saw the powell ones but only for rear

 

thats why they say to get the TC bar

 

Get the front sway bar from Tom at CED

http://www.crateenginedepot.com/stor...ents-C512.aspx

second on the page.

You will need the proper clamps, insulators and end links. Be sure you get the right ones. If you don't know then call Tom.

Get the rear from Gloria@powellraceshop.com. As wangspeed posted above, if you have a TC front swaybar the hardcore bar balances nicely.

 

ya ill prob call tom because dont wanna mess this up i want to have the best handling for my car time for the best drop

 

I posted that pic of te snapped eibach rear sway bar. Luckily it is covered under their warrenty. Also I heard that its a known issue for the eibach rear sway bars. When I contacted them about it they told me that they are doing a re-design on the rear bar...

 

You don't want much (if any) front sway bar. It'll basically counter the go-kart-like steering you'll get from just a rear sway bar, and that's just pointless.

 

I have an Eibach front bar (29MM ) and a TTR rear bar (25MM). They made a HUGE difference in the corners over my stock FE1 suspention.

 

eibach has a 29 mm

 

It's the only front bar the make.

 

thats why they said cobalt tc front sway bar bc its 23mm and powell back soo it can balance out

 

ya know but 29 is big for the front no ?

 

Iv gotta base model and switched to an lnf one and its amazing going to buy the rears from ZZP

 

Given our lack of spring options, removing the front sway bar would be a dumb idea. You'll end up with way too much dynamic positive camber. We need to keep the front roll resistance and up the back until it rotates like we want.