Trade factory front sway for my thick aftermarket?

[1984 t-type]

Thought I read on here that a stock bar was 1.25"

 

[Turbo6Smackdown]

I did too; and it's wrong. This bar is MASSIVE, and really heavy. There's no way cars in the 80's came with something this heavy duty lol. Maybe trucks, but not cars. I remember buying this bar and switching it out, so I know it's not stock.

 

[1984 t-type]

Oh, well sorry for that. Was gonna post the question what size is a stock sway bar, but all I probably would have got is a ton of assholes saying "use the search feature" that gave me the wrong answer in the first place. Lol

 

[Turbo6Smackdown]

I hear that. I NEVER use that phrase. I'll answer the same questions ten thousand times I don't care. It doesn't bother me. I'm not the search engine police I'll do some digging tomorrow to see if I can find the stock sizes

 

[supr91tt]

I'll measure mine Friday afternoon when I get home if I can remember. I'm infected with CRS (can't remember stuff)

 

[Steve]

I measured the stock front swaybar off my 87 GN and it measured 32mm.

 

[Turbo6Smackdown]

Uhh.... I'm not sure that's right. I remember the one that came off of mine, and it was flimsy compared to this thing. I know it's not because I had to find energy suspension bushings to fit over this huge bar because the stock stuff wasn't nearly as thick. I would have used the stock stuff if I could have gotten away with it.

 

[Steve]

I measured 2 different stock sway bars I have and they both measure 32mm. Your car may have been swapped over to a regular n/a Regal swaybar at some point which is smaller.

 

[Turbo6Smackdown]

Then how thick are the aftermarket ones? Those must be SUPER big and thick. Shit. That would weigh 45 lbs! This thing is massive man. I mean it's no joke. Maybe I measured in the wrong place. Let me re-look at this... This is odd.

 

[CzyKats44]

I know some other vehicle bars weren't a larger diameter but stiffer (thicker walls of the hollow tube). I snapped one on my 01 GS and upgraded and it wasn't any bigger in diameter. I don't know if the GN ones are hollow. HTH