Stock front sway bar size

I'm sure this has been posted on here already, but I did a quick search and couldn't find it.

 

Can anyone confirm the stock size of the front sway bar please.

 

Thanks.

FWIW...'05 GT is 21mm

I pretty sure it's 20mm.

FWIW...'05 GT is 21mm[/Quote]

Thanks, thats what I thought, I wouldn't think my car is any different.

Poop i was wrong!

 

However the rear bar did change....from 16mm to 15mm.

I'll be measuring this weekend when I have springs AND front sways put on.

 

..that is unless my wife decides to go to labor.

hollow or solid front for the 20mm?

pretty sure it's hollow. A solid 20mm would be pretty strong. I can almost bend the stock bars by hand, and I haven't worked out in 6 years.

definitely 20mm then? boo i just bought a 21mm bushing for it today.

i've read 21mm from others. trying to look it up now, i'm curious myself.

 

and i thought it was solid as well.

http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=124360&postcount=27

 

and

 

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getJointLocator&siteid=215243&chapter=&sectionids=19,2512&groupid=51856&subgroupid=2542&componentid=52736&make=32&model=Legacy&year=2005&catalogid=2&displayCatalogid=0

 

the second one saying Stabilizer Bar F D21 would make me think that means diameter 21. i couldnt get a P/N off that site or any details on the bar in any of the categories.

 

edit: also found some car sales websites that had the sizes in inches, .83in front = 21mm

I just measured my take offs

front is 21mm, seems hollow

rear is 16mm

good stuff, just picked up my 21mm energy suspension bushing from autozone, cant wait to install this weekend with my perrin 22mm rear sway

can anyone confirm if the front 21mm is hollow or solid?

Just wondering....does it matter?

I thought I've read that its solid. And yes, a big difference between solid and hollow bars. http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2336239&postcount=19

can anyone confirm if the front 21mm is hollow or solid?

 

Judging by the weight and how the bar sounds when I tap it with a wrench I am pretty sure it is hollow. If this is a burning issue I WILL cut it open tonight if it will help us sleep better:).

 

BTW, I think the rear OE bar is hollow also,(face in hands) ........ah hell with it, I'm cutting both open tonight:lol:.

sweet let us know. I was going to just get a rear bar, but if the front is hollow that rear bar might = too much since a 21mm hollow is like an 18 or 19mm solid

The front bar is hollow, my wife was screaming at me because I had the air compressor running at 9:30pm, plus the cut off wheel wizzing away:rolleyes:.

 

I'll cut up the rear one and solve the mystery.

dang dang dang....I was hoping I could keep the stocker, looks like that sucker needs to be replaced too. Thanks for cutting one in the name of science

i just changed my fsb bushings to whitelines (20mm) since my stock bushing was squished and made the front end seem very loose when turning. whitelines made it feel nice again. also upgraded to the jdm rsb and it really helps out the balance of the car.

Just wondering....does it matter?

 

yea it does because if you are not planning on putting an aftermarket sway in the front its still a very good idea to get polyurethane bushings for the front sway to stiffen the car up alot

Thanks for the 3 and a half year old thread bump.

yea it does because if you are not planning on putting an aftermarket sway in the front its still a very good idea to get polyurethane bushings for the front sway to stiffen the car up alot

 

i was asking if it mattered if the bar was solid or hollow.

Because the torsional load is mostly carried on the surface of the bar, it makes only a small difference if a bar is hollow or solid if they are the same diameter. There are however, other loads carried at the contact points(the ends and bushings), and a hollow bar must be thick walled enough to handle these, as well as compensate for defects in the tube wall (like rust, dents etc.)

 

Aaron