I know the stock sway bars off J cars are up to 24mm. I did some searching and couldn't find anything really answering this question. We are going to be racing a car and I was wondering what other model sway bars (if any) were direct fit or only require minimal modding. Will be going a junkyard tomorrow to measure some stuff I'm trying to come up with a couple cars that I should check instead of having to check every car in the yard. It has to be a stock part but can come from any model.

Just realized I forgot what car..... is a 98 Cavalier, 2.2 all stock suspension.

suspension on our cars which is 95-05 is all interchangeable, good luck on your hunt.



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Yeah I found that when searching and also found that the 24mm only comes from 00+. I was hoping one of the n body cars had a bigger bar and was a direct fit.

All 95-05 J-body suspension is interchangeable.



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Sunfires and Cavs had the same suspension components from 95-to 02, the tuning changed in 03 for the Cavs, while the Sunfire stayed the same.
ALL had the same springs, architecture, shocks, brakes.

Look for your production code list and if it says:
FE0: No front sway bars, Economical all-season tires.
FE1: Front sway bar, Touring all season tires.
FE2: Front and rear sway bars, Performance all-season tires, 16'' wheels.

According to GM...
95-02 Cavalier & 95-05 Sunfires:
FE1: 18mm front sway bar.
FE2: 22mm front sway bar, 18mm rear sway bar.

03-05 Cavalier:
FE1: 19mm front sway bar.
FE2: 24mm front sway bar, 19mm rear sway bar.





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Are the aftermarket sway bars markedly better than stock?

What I'm trying to do is change to the biggest bar I can. I have the 18mm bar now and am trying to get bigger than 24mm while still keeping the stock appearance.

is the rear bar theyre talking about the tube thru the middle of the twist beam?

yes it is and why people call it a sway bar i don't know all it does is takes flex out of the trailing axel thus making it a strengthening bar



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Because General Motors and I say so.
A Stabilizer/Sway bar is meant to control body roll and that's what these bars do. Doesn't matter how it looks, it is it's intended purpose.
BTW this is a "strengthening bar"



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the outlaw8223 wrote:What I'm trying to do is change to the biggest bar I can. I have the 18mm bar now and am trying to get bigger than 24mm while still keeping the stock appearance.

Why? I guess you could buy one of the after market ones and skuff the coating off, paint it with one coat of the @!#$tiest black spay paint you can find and then spay it with salty water for a couple days but I think the biggest front bar I've seen is still 24mm.


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