performance suspension
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From: Alton, Illinois, USA
Car: 1988 Trans Am
Engine: 305 tbi=LO3
Transmission: Automatic
performance suspension
ok, i have an 88 ta that has the performance suspension. i just replaced the rear sway bar mounts and bushings. that bar had a 1" diameter. does anyone know offhand what dia. the front sway bar is? i looked and the bushings the other day and they are worse than the ones on the back were.
-mike
-mike
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From: Alton, Illinois, USA
Car: 1988 Trans Am
Engine: 305 tbi=LO3
Transmission: Automatic
im asking because the auto parts people in my area are kind of daft. and i dont trust them when i get the bushings/mounts
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From: Irmo, SC
Car: 1992 Pontiac GTA
Engine: 305TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10-bolt, 2.73
You don't need a micrometer. Just get a cheap slide caliper and measure them first. You can get one from a hardware for under $8. Your swaybar if original should be metric. I'd guess that an '88 T/A with a WS6 suspension would have either a 34mm or 36mm front swaybar.
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Car: 1985 Trans Am
Engine: 400
Transmission: 700R4
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Most parts stores have a mic or a caliper behind the counter that you can borrow; then you don't even have to buy one. Remember to check it right in the middle of the bar though, not towards the end where the bar is slightly flattened.
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