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Old 10-10-2009, 02:50 PM   #1
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Went to the junk yard today and found a 90 firebird that had a performance suspension (as indicated on a plaque in the interior) the front and rear sway bars are visually bigger then what is on my RS. Can anyone tell me what size they could be?

Also would it be better to upgrade my sway bars from another 3rd gen or buy aftermarket? Thanks
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Went to the junk yard today and found a 90 firebird that had a performance suspension (as indicated on a plaque in the interior) the front and rear sway bars are visually bigger then what is on my RS. Can anyone tell me what size they could be?

Also would it be better to upgrade my sway bars from another 3rd gen or buy aftermarket?
My "guess" is that the 'bird has a hollow 36 mm front (you should see a hole beneath the bar on each side by the end links) and a solid 24 rear.

The above combo is the largest OE bars that our cars came equipped with.

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Old 10-10-2009, 04:17 PM   #3
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Thanks for the reply, so in your opinion are the hollow stock sway bars equal to/better then the solid aftermarket sway bars? Or am i better off getting solid after market?
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Thanks for the reply, so in your opinion are the hollow stock sway bars equal to/better then the solid aftermarket sway bars? Or am i better off getting solid after market?
Aside from saying that I'm satisfied with my 36/24 combo and mentioning that many members "up-grade" to them, I don't have serious opinion. BTW, your car is likely to have a solid front bar, a 32 or 34.

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Roger that, i think ill nab them from the car clean them and powder coat em. Thanks!
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Are there other hollow sway bars, 34/35/36mm?
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Are there other hollow sway bars, 34/35/36mm?
Welcome to TGO. There are no OE 35 mm bars. There are hollow 36 and 34 bars.

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