96 LT4 sway bar sizes?
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The only real way to know is to measure them. They are supposed to be what they are, but if you are not the original owner, they could (key word could) have been changed.
If you don't have a dial caliper go to Harbor Freight, buy one, source a 20% off coupon first. Once you have one, there will be other uses for it. Just remember, they are under $20.00, they aren't clamps or made to be abused. The first thing I was taught in machinist school was micrometers are not c-clamps. You can hurt a dial caliper by being too heavy handed.
Or borrow one.
The different sway bar sizes are enough different that a .001 or .002 won't make a difference
https://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-d...per-63730.html
then measure the bar size. to get to metric multiple the measurement * 25.4 conversely to get from metric to decimal multiply the figure by .03937
so 13 mm = 13 * .03938 = .51181 that is why a 13 mm socket will fit on a bolt with 1/2" head
conversely .51181 * 25.4 = 12.99997 round it to 13 mm
Here is the chart of sizes if you just want to assume it is stock
https://www.corvetteactioncenter.com...usp_chart.html
If you don't have a dial caliper go to Harbor Freight, buy one, source a 20% off coupon first. Once you have one, there will be other uses for it. Just remember, they are under $20.00, they aren't clamps or made to be abused. The first thing I was taught in machinist school was micrometers are not c-clamps. You can hurt a dial caliper by being too heavy handed.
Or borrow one.
The different sway bar sizes are enough different that a .001 or .002 won't make a difference
https://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-d...per-63730.html
then measure the bar size. to get to metric multiple the measurement * 25.4 conversely to get from metric to decimal multiply the figure by .03937
so 13 mm = 13 * .03938 = .51181 that is why a 13 mm socket will fit on a bolt with 1/2" head
conversely .51181 * 25.4 = 12.99997 round it to 13 mm
Here is the chart of sizes if you just want to assume it is stock
https://www.corvetteactioncenter.com...usp_chart.html
Last edited by drcook; Feb 26, 2019 at 07:23 PM.
