Anyone have any experience with em? throwing some ideas around

Such as these....

http://www.wolferacecraft.com/detail.aspx?ID=182

I run one in my Malibu. Some of the pics under the Buick GN install section are of my cars old suspension setup.

What were you looking to find out?

I wanted to know if they are all they are cracked up to be.. vs a bolt in. I know of the wolf racecraft, can you name any others?

Well, the Wolfe bar realy does level out any twist in the launch. Mine used to lift the drivers side front tire about 8" or so, leaving the passenger side front tire almost on the ground. Now the car leaves with both tires the same height. This not only looks better, but also provides equal traction to both rear tires.

The wolfe bar design is very hefty. The torsion tube is 1 1/4" diameter 4130 tubing with a huge wal thickness of .375". Due to it's design, it's very efficient at limiting any body/chassis roll. A factory style bolt on sway bar no matter how large of diameter isn't as effective due to bolting to the control arms instead of the frame itself.

There is a bolt on bar by HP Motorsports? (forget the name) that is a similar design, but bolts under the housing that is a viable option to the Wolfe style anti-roll bar.

www.hrpartsnstuff.com

www.hrpartsnstuff.com (http://www.hrpartsnstuff.com/)

That's the one.

A bolt on sway bar actually performs a different function than an anti-roll bar. If you put in a sway bar as was designed by the factory for the Olds 442 you get a bar that limits the car's body roll when cornering and won't properly limit the upper left lift of a high powered chevy. The anti-roll bar on the other hand will limit the axle wrap up that all G.M. "A" body cars are prone too and will make the car lift equally on both sides when set up correctly. These anti-roll devices can be had from numerous companies such as Dick Miller, Art Morrison, Chassis Engineering, Wolfe Race Craft and although a little different in design, the HRP one mentioned by Rapid Robert. The HRP unit is a bolt on bar and may offer easier mounting than the weld on units.

There is a bolt on bar by HP Motorsports? (forget the name) that is a similar design, but bolts under the housing that is a viable option to the Wolfe style anti-roll bar.

This is the one I use. Very simple bolt-on and does a good job of leveling the launch. Basically, its done what an air bag could not. I'm not sure its any more/less effective than a weld-on bar but, it seems to be good enough for my '67.

Also, its made the launch and entire trip down the track ALOT less dramatic. :hurray:

One thing to keep in mind if full length tailpipes are used .... some styles of weld on rear bars really make for a difficult install. I have the HRP installed with 3" tailpipes,no problem FWIW

One thing to keep in mind if full length tailpipes are used .... some styles of weld on rear bars really make for a difficult install. I have the HRP installed with 3" tailpipes,no problem FWIW

I run full tail pipes on mine with the Wolfe bar. It's tight, but not impossible. This is a full 3" mandrel bent pipe. pics link listed below.

http://www.qis.net/~geislert

Excellent info guys. I just went and looked at a buddys wolf bar installed, looks pretty good. I do like the idea of welding it on better that bolting. I'm going to check the art morrison stuff. I already have his tubular control arms/diff kit as well as the hotchkis diagonal frame braces.

Thats another question, with the adjustable control arms I can adjust pinion angle and control arm angle, is a the roll bar justified?