Identify this Stabilizer (sway) Bar.......
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Identify this Stabilizer (sway) Bar.......
During a recent foraging excursion at a local wrecking yard I came accross this sway bar on an '88 camaro. It is 34.5mm Dia. and it only weighs about 9.5 lbs and is apparently somewhat hollow. In contrast the oem bar on my '84 Z28 is 32mm Dia. and weighs apprx. 17 lbs. I thought I read somewhere recently about light-weight sway bars but now I do not recall what exactly I read.
I was just wondering if this sounds like a standard issue bar or if it is similar to an aftermarket unit?
Incidently I purchased said bar for $10.
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"84Z28/'91 305TPI comp cam flowmaster TB coolant bypass/shutoff valve to heater core MAT relocated Ram-Air(home-made) gutted air-box IROC ground effects/wheels GY245/50's 700R4 superior shift kit/ corvette servo(excellent shift kit BTW) Rebuilt engine and transplanted it myself. Love this engine!
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[This message has been edited by 84IROC (edited November 15, 2000).]
I was just wondering if this sounds like a standard issue bar or if it is similar to an aftermarket unit?
Incidently I purchased said bar for $10.
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"84Z28/'91 305TPI comp cam flowmaster TB coolant bypass/shutoff valve to heater core MAT relocated Ram-Air(home-made) gutted air-box IROC ground effects/wheels GY245/50's 700R4 superior shift kit/ corvette servo(excellent shift kit BTW) Rebuilt engine and transplanted it myself. Love this engine!
LOW performance people should drive low performance vehicles!
[This message has been edited by 84IROC (edited November 15, 2000).]
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The original one on my IROC was a hollow tube.
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Stephen's racing page
87 IROC-Z Pro ET Bracket Race Car and knocking on the SuperPro ET class
383 stroker (carbed) with double hump cast iron heads and pump gas
454 Big Block buildup now in progress for the 2001 racing season
Best results before the 383 blew up
Best ET on a time slip: 11.857
Best corrected ET: 11.163
Best MPH on a time slip: 117.87
Best corrected MPH: 126.10
Best 60 foot: 1.662
Racing at 3500 feet elevation but most race days it's over 5000 feet density altitude!
Member of the Calgary Drag Racing Association
87 IROC bracket car
91 454SS daily driver
95 Homebuilt Harley
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Sounds like the stock front sway bar on my '86 Firebird V6.
GM had low thicknesses for front bars on the 82-84 Z28's, TransAm's, and regular f-bodies. They upped the thicknesses in later years. I was surprised to find that out; I was checking all the trans ams and Z28's I could find in the junkyards to find a thicker front sway bar than my stock one, and couldn't. I also verified that my bar was the same found on 85-up V6's.
Funny how the same rear bar (25mm) is used for later suspensions, though.
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GM had low thicknesses for front bars on the 82-84 Z28's, TransAm's, and regular f-bodies. They upped the thicknesses in later years. I was surprised to find that out; I was checking all the trans ams and Z28's I could find in the junkyards to find a thicker front sway bar than my stock one, and couldn't. I also verified that my bar was the same found on 85-up V6's.
Funny how the same rear bar (25mm) is used for later suspensions, though.
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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
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