im going to be installing a set of iroc z wheels. i ordered 245/50/16 sized cooper zeon tires for them. is a wonderbar required? i know that iroc's had wonderbars and i needed to know if the reason for that was to stiffen it up for the larger tires. is it just an extra part to improve handling or will something twist or break without it?

 

its more of a performance suspension part, no need for larger tires.

 

It was a BandAid on IROC's with 16" wheels which put stress on the steering box area. I'd suggest that swapping one in is a good idea regardless of time size. More info in the following link:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...questions.html

JamesC

 

is this what i need? they call it a wander bar, but i think it a misspelling. if i order through summit i will call them to confirm that is what it is. i will also tell them about the mistake in their website.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

 

Yep, that's it. Just a misspelling.

If you go to a junkyard, you can call it a 'steering brace', which makes it sound less "glamorous" to them, and generally get them for only $5 or $10.

 

third gen camaros are becoming more rare in junk yards around here. i live in the rust belt, buffalo ny. most cars that have been driven in the winter have already been crushed. the only cars i have ever seen in the jy were v6 cars. i dont really think 40 bucks is that bad of a deal anyways, for a brand new part.

 

Maybe Summit thinks the bar keeps the car from 'wandering' on the road . While I run the Global West version and while I think it's a nice piece, Stephen is right: a junk yard nugget, if you can find one, is very cheap. The GM Wonderbar isn't as beefy as the various after markets, but I doubt that's a cause for worry. I like 'new' as well.

JamesC