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Old 04-10-2016, 07:33 PM
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I was looking at the rear swaybar on my C5 Z06...it is a Hotchkis unit with 3 mounting holes to adjust the stiffness. I just had adjustable endlinks put on the car in all 4 corners and the car corner weighted.

My question concerns the placement of the swaybar left to right between the mounts...should it always be pretty close to staying in the center or is it normal that it shifts to either the right or left maybe 1/2" to 1" during track use?

If it should be staying centered, would a locking collar on either the inside or outside of the swaybar mounts be installed to keep it centered?

I have not noticed this issue on the front Hotchkis bar.

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The sway bar should be centered to keep it from binding. I used the Hotchkiss bars on my C5 and had to install locking collars to keep the rear from walking to the right hand side. No problem with the front bar.
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Just installed a rear bar on my 02 Z06. The bar came with the collars and directions to center the bar.

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Originally Posted by 71corv
Just installed a rear bar on my 02 Z06. The bar came with the collars and directions to center the bar.

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Hmmm, ok thanks for the input. My swaybars where on the car when I bought it, I'll call Hotchkis tomorrow and see what they have available or something off the shelf locally they can recommend.

Thanks again for the info.

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