Sway Bar Size???
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Burning Brakes
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Sway Bar Size???
I know this sounds stupid but my head is spinning with trying to size two sway bars. I bought an entire rear assembly from a C4. The rear was a dana 36 with 3:07's. I just wanted the gears everything else was sold except two sway bars. The guy just handed me the sway bars and I never really looked at them. I assumed one was for the rear and the other for the front. I am pretty sure from pictures that both sway bars are for the front. If I measure the bar completely around....one bar is 3 inches and the other is 2 3/4 round. They are stock bars. If someone knows what they would be in MM?? Also what year vette they were used on?
thanks for the help.....
thanks for the help.....
Melting Slicks
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I know this sounds stupid but my head is spinning with trying to size two sway bars. I bought an entire rear assembly from a C4. The rear was a dana 36 with 3:07's. I just wanted the gears everything else was sold except two sway bars. The guy just handed me the sway bars and I never really looked at them. I assumed one was for the rear and the other for the front. I am pretty sure from pictures that both sway bars are for the front. If I measure the bar completely around....one bar is 3 inches and the other is 2 3/4 round. They are stock bars. If someone knows what they would be in MM?? Also what year vette they were used on?
thanks for the help.....
thanks for the help.....
How did you measure the sway bars ?
With a string & tape measure ?
2 sets of sway bars made for C4's.
1984- 1987, early cars.
1988 to 1996. later cars.
Brian
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Do a search for the C4 suspension spec chart. It shows what models had what sway bars. The better/sport suspension had the solid bar that was thicker as well. They used a couple different diameter tube type bars on base models and some z52.
The difference after 87 was width in mounting. From 88 and up the rear end got a bit narrower as did all the pieces under there.
The difference after 87 was width in mounting. From 88 and up the rear end got a bit narrower as did all the pieces under there.
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