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Old Sep 12, 2003 | 09:40 PM
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how much of an improvement will Sway Bars make??

I own a 91' RS and was thinking of upgrading the stock sway bars but am not sure how much of an improvement I will get.
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Old Sep 12, 2003 | 10:12 PM
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Well, according to this I think we have a 34MM front and 21mm rear, or a 36mm front and a 24mm rear. I don't think you can upgrade much more from a 36mm, and I woudl imagine the differance between the 34 and 36 wouldn't be too substantial. Although, I saw a wrecked iroc at a bodyshop, i know the guy who owns it, he said it was going to the junkyard in about half an hour, so i pulled the sway bars and wonderbar. So ill find out what the differance is sometime soon BTW, I have a 91Rs too.
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 05:48 AM
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RS sway bars are stupid small unless ofcourse you have the suspension package or something. But anyways they make a huge difference. I just threw some ST sway bars on my car and the difference is night and day.
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 09:01 AM
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ST?
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 02:39 PM
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ST = Suspension Techniques
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 03:05 PM
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May I ask, how much of a differance will an ST swaybar make over a 36mm hollow iroc bar?
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 04:48 PM
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Originally posted by PyRo9862
May I ask, how much of a differance will an ST swaybar make over a 36mm hollow iroc bar?
id like to know tooo
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 10:46 PM
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If you have the 16 inch wheels, which includes the suspension package on your RS I would say it's not worth it, but if you have 15's it will definitely be an improvement.
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 10:50 PM
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Originally posted by 25THRSS
If you have the 16 inch wheels, which includes the suspension package on your RS I would say it's not worth it, but if you have 15's it will definitely be an improvement.
I've got the 16" wheels. Do I have the same swaybars as an IROC/WS6/Z28?
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 11:29 PM
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So basically an rs with 16in wheels has a 36mm bar in it already?
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 11:32 PM
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It has at the minimum a 34 mm bar up front.
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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 12:33 AM
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the 34mm solid bar and 36mm hollow bar have the same effectiveness. but the 36mm has a weight advantage over the 34mm because the 36mm is hollow
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