Have you got one on your car Barry? I’m aware of them but can’t recall seeing one fitted on anyone’s car. I’d be interested to know if they make a noticeable difference.
I know you can get “offset” upper A-arm shafts, described for using to correcting geometry where the chassis has “sagged”. Sounds alarming to me but it must be a known issue or they wouldn’t sell them.
Hi Andy I do have one, the main reason was after seeing the crack on the chassis of my friend's 69 427 on which he was doing a body off
My Tie Bar was fitted at the same time with new poly bushes, steering components, shocks and 550 springs so would not be possible to note a difference re the Tie Bar alone
I understand what you mean about the lower plain on a C3, but that lower plain (if I am correct) actually helps prevent the rectangle going rhomboid
The Tie Rod is a brace and as seen on other Vettes, there is chassis flex in that area so it can only help by reducing the constant reversals of stress
Knowing about the cracks, I would put one on any C3 regardless of how it was driven, because the chassis loads up at the point of the inside wishbone on a turn, regardless of high speed - I used to think the cracks only happened on big block cars, but I was wrong.
Does the Tie Bar help handling - yes it has to especially for spirited driving.
Handling - getting the car professionally set up - or getting the car professional set up correctly - a chalk and cheese transformation - a correctly set up standard C3 can handle better than a C3 with all the enhanced suspension and steering components - too many C2, C3 owners are missing out they think they have a 40 year old plus car and the handling is par for the course.
