The example I was thinking of are his sway bars (and I bought them 3 years ago), they are definitely not worth the price. They are simply 1LE bars...

 

I seem to recall reading somewhere about the LG bars being 1LE in diameter, however a thicker wall tubing and different metallurgy. And they are the 1LE OD because of bushing availability.

I know this powder coated 1LE "rumor" has floated around the internet for years.

 

I still use the rear bar... I'll try to get the size, I'll see if a 21mm wrench will slide over it. (if I have one!)

 

Well, that rumor is easy to put to rest. What's the wall thickness of an LG front bar? Wall thickness is easy to tell. Just look at the ends where the bar is crushed for the end-link to go through. You can measure wall thickness there. Look at a stock GM bar, you'll see what I'm talking about. I've also talked to a number of swaybar makers, ST, Addco, Saner etc. None of them have access to diameters like 32.5 and 21.5. And powdercoat does add some thickness (and .5 ain't much). If they are different, I'll be the first to say so, really

As for the bushing availability, they are very easy to get in a variety of diameters. 30, 32, 33, 34, 35 are all readily available for under $20. FWIW. And if they are truly 32.5 and 21.5 those are not readily available, which means they must be made with the bars. At which point any size bushing can be made. MHO of course, I'm *sure* opinions will vary.

 

That's what I was thinking.