radar502

WEEEKEND RACER AND SAT NIGHT STREET CAR...THE FRONT STRUT BARS DO THEY WORK IF SO ? WERE TO GET ONE NEW OR USED.I AM STARTING TO CARRY MORE SPEED INTO THE TURNS I WAS THINKING TIEING THE SIDES TOGETHER WOULD HELP .It has big bars and shocks ect it just needs a little help..Thanks....

radar502

Thanks..

Aardwolf

There have been some huge threads on that in the C4 section. You are speaking of the camber brace correct? I have thought of those as extra weight but some people like them. Mostly street drivers that say it reduces cowl shake. I have no idea what cowl shake is, the cars I have had don't do that as far as I can tell. I have never seen back to back lap time improvement tests with the product.

radar502

Yes camber brace.. Cowl shake ,that's a new on me. Me eather on the times with or without a brace.I am starting to get a little roll over in the front I wasen't getting before I may be driveing faster.. I am looking for in- put .If they work good if not don't need one ..Just trying to tie to two sides together may go with an X-brace.It's a week- end racer Auto cross thing.....Thanks

Kubs

The camber brace does not do enough to justify the extra weight. Will it stiffen the front? Probably a little bit. Will you notice? No. Don't waste your money.

What do you mean by roll over? The sidewalls of the tires are rolling under or you are getting more body roll? Both could be contributed to you driving faster sure.

radar502

A little more body roll. I did put some poly in the rear trailing arms,after that the front was not level as before in the same place on the track ... I still drives great a speed, but something changed to get the body roll .I may just start at the front and work my way to the back checking it out?? If you drive the same over and over you can tell something changed .Let's throw parts at it..O-No $$$... No Chamber Brace.. Cool THANKS...

Kubs

Poly in the rear will stiffen the suspension a little and help produce more lateral force. This extra force will make the body roll more. If you are looking for less roll start with anti-roll bars.

radar502

Thanks ,it may be the polly in the rear I guess I got used to seeing a flat hood at any speed .Big sway bar 2 1/4 in front ,front spring big as they make lets go with the polly in he rear..Sounds good to me ..Thanks...

Solofast

The upper front suspension mounting points for the C4 are notoriously flexible.

Larry put one on our C4 BSP car and he said he could feel the difference. I didn't notice it one way or the other, but he drove it on the same course, back to back when he put it on and said it helped. He was pretty aggressive in getting the weight out if the car and if it wasn't worth it he wouldn't have kept it on.

That said, the car in question was an 84 chassis and it didn't have the bolt in chassis elements that were added to the later cars, that added weight, but also stiffened the frame a lot. Your 96 has those pieces so I'm not sure if the strut bar would help a later car as much.

radar502

Thanks for the input .. Every new car now has a chamber brace you can buy for it..I can see were it would work take some of the flex out of the front ..My old 96 doesen't seem to have lot's flex it does have a big bar and spring I was just looking for something to make it a little better... The connors on my C-4 are way out there .Something to think about ..I may put one in if it doesen't work want to but a used brace? Who sells them,I don't know were to but one.I run with the newer ones I need to keep an Edge and try to keep up..Thanks...

psd_bullitt

There was a RD camber brace in the C4 Parts section last week but it is already sold.
You could post in that forum a WTB thread. Somebody probably has one sitting around you could buy for half the price Van Steel sells the new ones for. New ones are $219 plus shipping.

radar502

Thanks , For the help been looking and asking , was not getting anywere... I guess i't a mote point now. I came across a deal I just coulden't pass up and have a nother one on the way .I am going to let this 96 LT-4 go . I have had it 2 1/2 years and bulit it like I wanted it ,I think it came out great .Had fun in it. Passing it on to someone else.. Time for a new project.. See anybody looking send them my way.. Thanks... Ps running out of room to store them..

the blur

The original camber brace is like 11lbs IIRC. Very thick bar of steel. It could certainly be much thinner and lighter, and made out of aluminum.

It's 11 lbs where you don't want it. But it got very popular around here.

If I had a machine shop business, I would redesign it.

mrc24x

Here ya go:


http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...van-steel.html




**Just noticed you have a '96. Guessing Van Steel has one for the later cars at that price?? Worth checking

Kubs

I thought I read somewhere that the 90-newer cars have stronger strut towers/front craddle from the factory. This may not be needed on the newer cars.