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Sway bar size?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 12:59 pm
by Money pit Beretta
Just need to know if the FE2 front sway is the same as the FE3. I don't want to by a Addco front for my 95 if I don't need to.
The point of all this is to get sways to match the Eibach springs I'm getting from ACE.
Re: Sway bar size?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 1:31 pm
by 3X00-Modified
No, its FE2 not FE3... And FE2 was never created equal either... I had a 94 that had a MUCH smaller swaybar than my 95 did and IIRC it wasnt even the same as my 96 before I swapped that to the Z26 30mm bar.
FE3 was a 30mm front swaybar... What SCD was getting at is you can probably find a stock swaybar from a GT or FE3 equipped car for MUCH cheaper than buying an Addco bar.
Re: Sway bar size?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 1:38 pm
by Money pit Beretta
Yeah the thought had crossed my mind, but it's more about luck at JY these days.
At around $170 the front Addco is a bit much.
Re: Sway bar size?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:16 pm
by scd88ga
3X00-Modified wrote:FE3 was a 30mm front swaybar... What SCD was getting at is you can probably find a stock swaybar from a GT or FE3 equipped car for MUCH cheaper than buying an Addco bar.
Nailed it! Plus you don't have to get it from a Beretta! The same bar can be found on older Z24's, Grand Am GT's, Achieva SC's, Skylark GS, etc. Money Pit, if you can't find one or don't want to pull one at a yard, let me know!
Re: Sway bar size?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:41 pm
by 3X00-Modified
I actually have a 30mm addco bar sitting in my driveway on my 95 LOL I'm using the 30mm Z26 bar on my 96 I got from Brendan.
Re: Sway bar size?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 5:49 pm
by Money pit Beretta
Thanks scd88ga. I'd have to be ultra lucky to find one on my own. Give me a a little time to make sure of some things.
So is the stock bar the hollow one?
Are you going to sell yours 3X00?
Re: Sway bar size?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 5:52 pm
by spacecadetz26
make sure you dont get it from a quad with fe3 like an achieva or grand am, it wont clear the exhaust. this is assuming your car is a v6
Re: Sway bar size?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 5:58 pm
by Money pit Beretta
It is a V6. Thanks for the tip!
Re: Sway bar size?
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 2:46 am
by scd88ga
spacecadetz26 wrote:make sure you dont get it from a quad with fe3 like an achieva or grand am, it wont clear the exhaust. this is assuming your car is a v6
Ah! Good tip, thanks. You can still get it from V6 Achieva SC's and Grand Am GT's though.
Re: Sway bar size?
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 8:50 am
by 3X00-Modified
No front bars were hollow to my knowledge...
And I don't know if I want to sell it... let alone pull it yet... lol
Re: Sway bar size?
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:48 pm
by Money pit Beretta
I thought there was one, don't know where that came from.
Ok just checking.