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Stock ZX3 sway bar size

6.2K views 12 replies 6 participants last post by  rambleon84  
#1 ·
What are the sizes of the front and rear sway bars on a 04 ZX3 with a 2.3. And is the front sway bar supposed to be red?
 
#3 ·
Moved to Brakes, Suspension & Chassis where you can find more info..

Stock would be 21 front, 20 rear when it has both from the factory.

Red is def. NOT factory, if you have red front & rear it might be the Eibach 22/24 setup.
 
#5 ·
Bummer.

Not tragic, but not what you want to see. Someone took the rear bar back off since it's easy to reach and left the difficult to install front one on the car.

Search around (BST? etc.) for a 24mm rear to add back onto the car. That's as large as you'd want to go without stiff suspension on the car as well and it's a great match for that front bar.

FWIW the SVT version is std. 21 in front with 21 in the rear. Not enough to balance that larger front one you have.
 
#7 ·
Steeda Comp. bar (~27mm) is a bit much, particularly for the street, and without lower/stiffer suspension has a tendency to break rear lower control arms from fatigue.

Tail happy setup is an Auto-X special purpose way to go.

24 will still get the rear a bit looser with your 22 front, but more balanced in reaction.

P.S. - No Navy, spent some time on Lake Ontario near here for the larger boat sailing - picked it up first at scout camp and did little boats whenever the opportunity presented.