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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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Question SwayBar Help????

I would like to know how to measure a swaybar?
In millimeter's and inches.
So I know what size bushings to get for it.
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Chris G.

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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

Put an adjustable wrench on it and measure between the jaws.
Old Jul 17, 2005 | 08:10 PM
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Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

or use an end wrench...

or if they're stock we can probbaly tell you what size they are
Old Jul 17, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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Lightbulb Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

Yea if I could rember what it came off of and what year.
It was a firebird or a camaro Z28 third generation.
I was going to put it on my 85 camaro but it got t-boned a year ago and its gone now.
I would like to put it on my 1997 Camaro Z28.
Its alout bigger than my stock one and my car has the FE2 suspension.
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Chris G.
Old Jul 18, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 09:53 PM
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Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

Dial calipers are cheap.
Old Jul 18, 2005 | 10:07 PM
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Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

yea, just measure the diameter with calipers!
Old Jul 18, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

Thanks,

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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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Question SwayBar help????

Ok so I found out that this third gen sway bar is a 24MM is that too big for the rear on my 97Z28?
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

Yeah, your car will be very tail-happy (read: oversteer) with a rear bar that big.
Old Oct 9, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

can someone tell me the stock diameter of the rear sway bar on a 01 Z28? Is it 19 or 21 mm? Thanks
Old Oct 9, 2005 | 07:15 PM
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Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

It is 19 mm.
Old Oct 10, 2005 | 06:23 PM
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Re: How to measure a SwayBar?

Use a set of calipers and measure the outside diameter. Multiple that number times 25.4 to get it in Milimeters.
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