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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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3rd or 4th gen swaybar?

just finshed up my 9 bolt to ls1 rear end swap but i noticed that my stock 9 bolt swaybar is way bigger then the 4th gen one what do you think?
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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keep your stock one. sway bars are matched so to speak. handling and traction would suffer with the smaller one
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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4th gen suspensions have a slightly different suspension setup so, they don't require as large of sway bars.
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Old Oct 1, 2005 | 01:46 PM
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thanks i guess bigger is better still
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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Originally posted by ME Leigh
4th gen suspensions have a slightly different suspension setup so, they don't require as large of sway bars.
What is different about the 4th gen rear suspension setup?
Looks the same to me.
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 12:58 AM
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What is different about the 4th gen rear suspension setup?
Looks the same to me.
The rear suspension is the same. However you're trying to balance the sway bar with the front suspension which IS different on tht two cars.

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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 03:41 AM
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The rear suspension is the same. However you're trying to balance the sway bar with the front suspension which IS different on tht two cars.

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so, is it bad to use my WS6 bar on my brothers 96 Trans Am?
He's had it on there since he took my rear end a couple of years ago.
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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I had a Hellwig 25mm rear bar on my 4th gen SS, and it handled great...feels like crap with the stock 19mm one. Reuse your original swaybar.
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