Can anyone tell me what the factory size sway bars were for an 86 camaro sports coupe? im looking at getting a 36 mm front sway bar off of an iroc then im looking at getting a 34 mm rear sway bar.

 

There's a spec site somewhere that may tell you what was standard. Do you mean 24mm on the rear not 34mm?

 

Some Camaros 89-92 were equipped with the hollow 36mm/solid 24mm combo. Some 'Birds 86-92 were equipped with the above.

JamesC

 

you probably have a 32 front bar, but its really quite easy to measure it to be sure.

 

mind asking how i measure? do i just go around the sway bar? and no i mean 34 mm rear sway bar.

 

Stick an adjustable wrench around it and measure the distance between the jaws.

There is no OE 34 mm rear bar.

JamesC

 

or a cheap set of calipers works too. Just be sure to measure the bar away from any bends, since the steel is slight distorted there and the measurement will be off.

and yeah, no rear 34mm bar, largerst is a 24mm. If you do aftermarket you can find some big rear bars, but they are made to help the rear of the car squat evenly when launching at the drag strip. On the street, it would be a bad idea and make the rear of the car terribly loose in turns, if you are not careful, you will end up spinning out or wrecking

oh, and be sure to grab the sway bar mounts and bushings from the other car too, as i hear the mounts are different sizes for the smaller/larger sized front bars

 

I believe the mounts/brackets are the same for all cars; only the bushing size changes (for example I used the same brackets from my 34 mm front bar when I swapped in a 36 mm bar. I used both GM 36 mm 1LE bushings and the TDS version). TDS sells a kit with brackets and your choice of bushings.

http://www.top-downsolutions.com/pro...products_id=42

JamesC

 

like i said, im unsure, but i thought heard somewhere they are different.

thanks for the link, i forgot that Lon still owes me a set of 36mm bushings.

 

 

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