Sway bar question

[corkatoa]

Just need a quick answer to a stupid question as I am at work making a deal for some parts.

Is the rear sway bar the same in all 81-87 gbody cars? As in a 85 GN and an 86 cutlass? I am not at home to look under the cutlass, but I know it has one.

thanks in advance to whoever answers.

 

[pagrunt]

The sway bars are the same except the slightly thicker "U" bar that didn't contour around the pumpkin (used in some '78-'80 cars.) But they all bolt/fit the same for '78-'88. Depending on your plans an aftermarket set up might be a better choice. Others will chime in on those ones.

 

[corkatoa]

Part of the deal for the parts car I aquired involved giving him back the sway bar, but I have no time and the one from my GN is just laying there so I was going to give him that.
I have aftermarket trailing arms in my cutlass and have already drilled them for a factory sway bar.

 

[pagrunt]

That I'm aware of being '81 up it would be the same regardless of being a base F41 car, GN, 442, SS. GNX may/should(?) have a different one.

 

[spidereyes455]

Only difference I have ever seen in 81-87 bars is on the odd chance you find a v6 car with F41 (non GN) they had a 3/4 in rear bar instead of the 7/8in that the v8 cars and turbo Buicks got.

 

[69hurstolds]

F41/FE2 rear bar- p/n 10029113. It's 22 mm diameter.

F41 front bar- p/n 472116. It's 32 mm diameter.

FE2 front bar is p/n 459215. It's 29 mm diameter.

And it's true that most V6 applications got a 16 mm rear bar.

 

[oldsmobile joe]

And it's true that most V6 applications got a 16 mm rear bar.

i found one of these last year in a junk yard. wasn't sure what i was looking at, and knew it was too small for me, so i left it.