Hi guys been pilfering a 1985 formula firebird at the local yunk yard for part to put on my 83Z28.The car had the WS6 suspension package,and im wondering if i should grab any of the suspension parts for my 83Z28.
Is it worth it?

 

The sway bars are worth it. They are about the best you can get for our cars.

 

What about the springs are they pretty much the same?

 

They are different but noth worth it. Aftermarket ones are much better and chances are that these ones are worn out.

 

Thats what i was thinkin theres not much of a spread between years in the two cars thnx

 

Did they have Formulas in 85?
If the parts are cheap, grab them. Springs may be worn though.

 

Not sure if its a formula the vin is 1G2FW87H9FL651304

 

Carfax shows that VIN to be a 1985 Trans Am with a 5.0 4bbl.

It may vary some in the suspention, depending if it was a WS-6 car or not.

 

just measure your bars and if the birds are bigger grab um up

 

what semiller said, good bet they are bigger.
i found a front off of a formula and put it on yesterday, turns out its a 36 hollow and mine was a 32 solid bar, big diff in weight, and hopefully performance, i've got the poly endlinks for the front and rear did a short test but couldnt tell much

The bar wont be bigger than 36, i dont even think there was an after market bar that big. so get it if its bigger than your current one. If its hollow you have wieght savings right away, only down side is new bushings may be needed.

 

Yup, the biggest and best sway bars for our cars comes from the ws-6 genre...36/24mm hollow bars, GRAB 'em, you can't go wrong.

 

My car has the 36 front 24 rear setup with the 550lbs springs. There is no 5.0 mustang that can keep up with me on Mt. Diablo

 

is there a 26mm rear sway for third gens?
there is a guy im trying to buy one from and i dont know if its ligit, seems to me like the biggest offered was the 24mm, was there a 26mm bar rear ever?
thanks
-doug in texas

 

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No the biggest is 24mm but there are a few guys who said they have found 25mm solid bars on some junkyard IROC's. There are no 26mm bars though.

The Spohn bars are solid I believe so they would be heavier than the 36mm hollow bar.

 

So you need to figure out if the cost of the sphons sway bars are worth all that extra money. I have an 89 firebird formula with the WS-6 suspension and I wouldn't change to aftermarket sway bars. Hope this helps.

 

i wanted sphon bars, i got a 36 hollow and went to it from a 32 solid and i love it, it still needs new bushings but it rocks, now for the rear im wanting a fat bar for drag traction, so a 1" sphon bar is for me, hope this helps.

 

I am really happy with my stock WS6 sway bars. I added some poly end links, and wouldn't bother with shelling out cash for aftermarket ones.

 

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steering brace, aka "wonderbar"
wheels 16x8's
a good rear end, with disc's and better gears
any thing that looks better than the corelating part on your car