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EM1/SS · 03-22-2016, 06:14 PM

I'm getting a supercharger installed and need to get the car home. It's about 2 hours away. I want to wait and mod my strut bar when I get home. Has anyone driven their vert without the strut bar?

AGM 1LE · 03-22-2016, 06:49 PM

Your car will probably fall apart. Don't do it

EM1/SS · 03-22-2016, 07:01 PM

I've been told it will crack the windshield if I drive it without the bar.

Red Hot ZL1 · 03-22-2016, 07:03 PM

If you take it easy and not try to max the twisties or stand on it and have no bumpy roads, in other words drive like your grandmother, you should be okay.

EM1/SS · 03-22-2016, 07:06 PM

Well the roads in NE OH and western PA are that great. Maybe I should figure out something else.

b4wheeler · 03-22-2016, 07:54 PM

You will be fine. Not all cars come with strut bars. They are only to stiffen the chassis and improve handling.

2012LS3VERT · 03-22-2016, 11:49 PM

It will be fine. I've driven plenty of back roads without my bar at well over 600 rwhp, and that includes rough dirt/gravel roads.

EM1/SS · 03-23-2016, 05:32 AM

Thanks for the input. Thats what I needed to hear.

pony · 03-23-2016, 07:40 AM

I totally disagree....I think you are taking a HUGE risk. Why don't you send me your supercharger (for free) and I'll install it on MY convertible so you don't take any chances!

You'll be fine as others have stated, but I'm jealous. Someday,,,maybe

2013 ZL1 #7860 · 03-23-2016, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EM1/SS

I've been told it will crack the windshield if I drive it without the bar.

EM1/SS · 03-23-2016, 04:15 PM

Does anyone actually have a ZL1 strut brace on their car with an SS hood? I'm wondering if it will fit? I know the ZL1 hood is a little taller than the SS and I wonder if that extra is needed to fit the ZL1 bar?

03-22-2016, 06:14 PM	#1
EM1/SS Drives: 11 2SS/RS M6 vert Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NSB, FL Posts: 705	Strut bar question I'm getting a supercharger installed and need to get the car home. It's about 2 hours away. I want to wait and mod my strut bar when I get home. Has anyone driven their vert without the strut bar? __________________ LSA supercharger, Borla S-Type cat back, BMR/ Pedders Suspension, Kooks stepped LT's, GM 3.91, and RDP tune.

03-22-2016, 07:01 PM	#3
EM1/SS Drives: 11 2SS/RS M6 vert Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NSB, FL Posts: 705	I've been told it will crack the windshield if I drive it without the bar. __________________ LSA supercharger, Borla S-Type cat back, BMR/ Pedders Suspension, Kooks stepped LT's, GM 3.91, and RDP tune.

03-22-2016, 07:06 PM	#5
EM1/SS Drives: 11 2SS/RS M6 vert Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NSB, FL Posts: 705	Well the roads in NE OH and western PA are that great. Maybe I should figure out something else. __________________ LSA supercharger, Borla S-Type cat back, BMR/ Pedders Suspension, Kooks stepped LT's, GM 3.91, and RDP tune.

03-22-2016, 07:54 PM	#6
b4wheeler Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Vert Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Cordova, Md Posts: 590 View My Garage	You will be fine. Not all cars come with strut bars. They are only to stiffen the chassis and improve handling. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS Convertible, Victory Red, Roto-Fab CAI, Stainless Power 1 7/8 headers, No Cats, Straight piped, Bo White TB, ZL1 CONVERSION, CDC Roll bar and some powder coating and dipping.

03-23-2016, 05:32 AM	#8
EM1/SS Drives: 11 2SS/RS M6 vert Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NSB, FL Posts: 705	Thanks for the input. Thats what I needed to hear. __________________ LSA supercharger, Borla S-Type cat back, BMR/ Pedders Suspension, Kooks stepped LT's, GM 3.91, and RDP tune.

03-22-2016, 06:49 PM	#2
AGM 1LE Drives: 14 SS/ 1LE Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: parts unknown Posts: 922	Your car will probably fall apart. Don't do it

03-22-2016, 07:03 PM	#4
Red Hot ZL1 Drives: 2014 Red Hot ZL1 Vert. M6. Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 217	If you take it easy and not try to max the twisties or stand on it and have no bumpy roads, in other words drive like your grandmother, you should be okay.

03-22-2016, 11:49 PM	#7
2012LS3VERT Drives: 2012 2SSRS Vert, Black w/M6 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 1,265	It will be fine. I've driven plenty of back roads without my bar at well over 600 rwhp, and that includes rough dirt/gravel roads.

03-23-2016, 07:40 AM	#9
pony Drives: 2011 2SS Convert; Color RJT Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nebraska Posts: 722	I totally disagree....I think you are taking a HUGE risk. Why don't you send me your supercharger (for free) and I'll install it on MY convertible so you don't take any chances! You'll be fine as others have stated, but I'm jealous. Someday,,,maybe

03-23-2016, 04:15 PM	#11
EM1/SS Drives: 11 2SS/RS M6 vert Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NSB, FL Posts: 705	Does anyone actually have a ZL1 strut brace on their car with an SS hood? I'm wondering if it will fit? I know the ZL1 hood is a little taller than the SS and I wonder if that extra is needed to fit the ZL1 bar? __________________ LSA supercharger, Borla S-Type cat back, BMR/ Pedders Suspension, Kooks stepped LT's, GM 3.91, and RDP tune.