[DeTomaso] looking for 7/8" rear bar/skid pad day

[Julian Kift]

Tom,
 
Great idea on the practical testing; If we could get a vendor involved on site with group pricing all the better.
 
I run a solid 1" sway bar on my GT5 and will do similar on the GP4 car when built. I agree it's not as simple as sway bar in isolation, it's a complete suspension package, tires, spring rates and the advent of the sphere ball ends plays a role too.
 
FWIW I run 800lb and 570lb springs on the Ultima and no sway bars.
 
Julian

 
> From: tborcich at msn.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 00:21:52 -0700
> Subject: [DeTomaso] looking for 7/8" rear bar/skid pad day
> 
> 
> I like the idea of a group buy, but I'm curious when Ken mentioned that this is a universal mod for
> most Pantera's...if that is the case what size tires, and springs were used as a starting spot or base setup?
> I would assume that some cars would require a 1" bar vs. the 7/8" bar depending on what tires they run in 
> the front and the rear? The only standard part I can see as a starting point or base setup is we all have pretty
> much the same chassis/motor/transaxle/suspension arms, but thats about it unless you have a stock car.
> With all the combinations of springs weights, tire sizes etc. I can't see that only one bar would do it for all of us. 
> Granted for most the 7/8' bar would be an improvement over the 3/4" rear for every setup, but some probably 
> could push to a 1" bar.
> 
> So then it brings back a thought I had a few years ago...a Pantera/POCA skid pad day where we bring a few sets
> of 7/8", 1" or bigger for rear bars and possibly a few different bars for the front if needed and we as a 
> group rent a skid pad at Willow or Californnia Speedway and go out and test our cars with the different bars. 
> That would be a great exercise at the Fun Rally if a skid pad is available in Reno. I looked into renting the skip pad at
> Willow three years ago and I think it was $500 for the day for a group...don't recall if we had to purchase an insurance policy? 
> I would much rather be checking out different sway bars on a large open skid pad than testing the different sizes at a place like Laguna
> where pretty much on 80% of the corners you get some major damage if the car isn't sorted and you go off the road.
> I was also thinking that we could do wet driving tests also, but that may not be a good idea considering rust issues. 
> If we could get 10 cars it works out to $50 for the day and after you've tested a setup, you could order with confidence the bars you 
> liked the best. I'd be happy to call Willow to make arrangements. But it has to be next after the first of the year cause my 
> car won't be back together until then.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Tom
> 
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