can that little bracket on the Gbody frame really hold up to the forces of having a sway bar on it? More looks like it would just flex up and down and eventually break
Blazer Rear Sway Bar
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I have had that rear bar on my GP for 4 or 5 years and I drive it hard, no bending or cracking. The front shocks pound the frame alot harder than the rear sway bar would and you don't see any cracks in the hole around the upper shock mount or the bolts on the lower control arm
I had considered welding a piece of angle iron in to reinforce it, but its kinda one of those around to it situations. Its more stiff than the factory bar so all the stress isnt just going to bending and it seems to have held up on mine for a year.
That's good feedback from you guys. Now that you have proven the install will last, how do you guys feel about the performance of the Blazer sway bar?
I don't like how the Blazer bar interferes with the cover and the F body end links fit with stock hardware making it an easier install IMO. The other thing I don't know what the spring rate of the Blazer bar is. If the bar is to high it could upset the handling of the car. Like I mentioned I have two F body GTA bars that were designed to work together.
How does the blazer bar interfere with the cover? The photo of the one facing back is on a 4dr blazer. Mine tucks under the axle like a stock one or the f body one.
I have a "big" hollow 4th gen front bar and the 1" blazer rear bar. I autocrosses the car with old 17" tires and stock f41 bars last year and new 17" tires and big front and rear bars this year. It understeered a lot less but it's hard to pinpoint to what I did making a difference.
Really I put the blazer bar on for drag use, 3 g body serious auto cross guys have suggested disconnecting the rear bar since it allows the car to turn in and transfer weight better. Getting the bar off the lca's just let everything flex better during a launch and it loads the car instead of the bushings.
I have a "big" hollow 4th gen front bar and the 1" blazer rear bar. I autocrosses the car with old 17" tires and stock f41 bars last year and new 17" tires and big front and rear bars this year. It understeered a lot less but it's hard to pinpoint to what I did making a difference.
Really I put the blazer bar on for drag use, 3 g body serious auto cross guys have suggested disconnecting the rear bar since it allows the car to turn in and transfer weight better. Getting the bar off the lca's just let everything flex better during a launch and it loads the car instead of the bushings.
Id like to know.
I can compare it to the f body one, ws6 is 24mm and blazer is 1"/25.4mm.
Assuming the material is the same, it must be close but I have no data to back it up.
mine came from a 2-door blazer and mounts like the photo here on my 81 malibu.2dr blazer points backwards and sits on the top of the axle, putting it on a G body moves it under the diff and points forward. A 4dr has the fuel tank in the spot behind the axle and the swaybar sits in a spot that doesn't work on a G body. 4wd and 2wd are the same from what I can tell.
A 3rd gen is good and fits BUT you have to heat and bend the ends inward since they flare out a few inches at the ends.
Stock blazer 2dr bar is 1" diameter.
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