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Old Nov 2, 2022 | 04:50 PM
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Today I went to see a 1989 C4 Corvette 6speed manual with the Z51 performance package.
I checked the diameters of the sway bars and the front is 27mm (1"1/16) and the rear 22mm (1" 7/8)

Do the diameters change during the various years the Z51 package was added to the car?

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the springs and sway bar sizes are in this thread.
for info the 89 Z51 had 30mm/24mm bars fitted.

Comparing Spring Rates 84 - 96 Z51 - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
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Originally Posted by m_steenbrugge
Today I went to see a 1989 C4 Corvette 6speed manual with the Z51 performance package.
I checked the diameters of the sway bars and the front is 27mm (1"1/16) and the rear 22mm (1" 7/8)

Do the diameters change during the various years the Z51 package was added to the car?
Did it have the FX3 selectable ride system as well?
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Originally Posted by 69autoXr
Did it have the FX3 selectable ride system as well?

exactly. the z51 info in blackoz’s thead may (?) be for fe7 z51 cars only. but things got messy when fx3 was added.


i have printed this thorough chart off :

https://www.corvetteactioncenter.com...uspension.html
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