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C5 Corvette Sway Bar & Coilover Spring Rates, Collated

While researching coilovers and then subsequently researching why the QA1 coilovers understeered for me (Shred Jesse), I took a lot of notes on all of the various sway bar diameters along with various coilover spring rates. A lot of information I als gathered from other folks and from various forum posts as many manufacturers don't list their specs for some reason, making it hard to compare just what you're getting. Below is my collated information from researching these things to

How to Lower the C5 Corvette, organized from least to most effective.

A low to the ground sports car not only looks sleek, but in theory is that much more performant. Air can't get under the car, it's going to be more aerodynamic and thus be faster right? Sort of... the devil is in the details! Let's start off by addressing the most common thought: The GM Engineers knew what they were doing... but had some restrictions. The GM engineers needed to make these cars perform, but also be livable. The car