Thanks for the input Clois.
Great car Perry, I have seen the pictures of the paint. Awesome.
The stiffer front springs would most certainly be required with the BB. The question of the sway bars was raised after going thru the Corvette museum this last weekend in Bowling Green, KY. The C5, even with its low CG, has sway bars both front and back (independent front and rear suspension). It got me to thinking that it might have other advantages in load distribution, even in the straight away. To further that analysis, if one wheel hits a bump in a straight away, it would tend to transfer that load to the frame thru the sway bars, acting as additional spring, and a secondary distributor of dynamic load. I realize that this car is an engineered item, and is also significantly enhanced by the active suspension system. That is why I was even further intrigued by the use of sway bars.
It would sure be nice to put that active suspension system on my Cobra
Also of note, I was surprised to see transverse leaf springs being used on the C5 (and C6) rather than coil-overs.
Enough of the Corvette. We are building snakes here.
I am beginning to get the impression that the independent rear suspension is the real key to ride/performance enhancement. It has a significant impact on the unsprung weight ratio, more than lighter wheels or any other single component could.
Darren