Rear Sway bar to-frame bushings

[TokenV6]

Okay, looking for some help to locate Polyurethane to-frame bushings for a stock Firebird rear swaybar.

Per the tech. database, the sway bar is 15mm diameter. I have been looking everywhere for a set. Actually ordered something I thought would "work" from Summit -- they showed up today and are only correct in diameter (everything else is wrong).

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Dominic]

I don't believe that there are any stock V6 rear swaybar poly bushings. Get a V8 bar or a 1LE and you'll have no problem [img]smile.gif[/img] .

IMO, anything less than 19mm is worthless.

[hawgs]

Originally posted by Dominic:
IMO, anything less than 19mm is worthless.

ESPECIALLY if youre searching for traction at the track.

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

call pst.. rofl they dont even show that they have rear bushings for camaros on their website.. but they do.. i have some.. so call them

wesite www.p-s-t.com

a little pricy but they are really nice bushings IMO.. they are also thicker/wider then stock and typically come with better mounting brackets as well.

they make bushings in just about any size..

[V6Bob]

"IMO, anything less than 19mm is worthless."

And, IMO, large rear bars on stock V6 springs are both a lousy setup and downright dangerous in many circumstances (like rain).

I don't know what springs you have, but neither do the people recommending a big rear bar. And, there's one thing I'm absolutely certain of. It is flat wrong to recommend bars without knowing what springs are on the car.

[memphis_raines]

Atta boy, get 'em Bob......haha

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

rofl.. I think bob is the swaybar nazi..

[Drone51]

bob never post untill someone says get a bigger rear sway bar lmao


I agree with him


unless you were running say a 11 or so dont worry about it it for racing your car isnt gonna lift the wheels right now anyways and that when you would want a bigger rear when launching.

if you went with a 19mm rear I would get a 32mm front as opposed to a 21 mm rear, or maybe get a 17 mm rear (93-97 v6's) but i dont think they have bushings for those either maybe they do


bigger rear will lead to the back end coming around on you in an emergency. in an emergency you arnt gonna have time to correct it. Heck I did a 180 across 6 lanes before cause my back end came around on me when I swerved to miss a tire. Good thing I had 6 lanes to go across tho. (my back end came around because of my bald egale ga's and some debris on the sholder)

[ June 11, 2004, 03:31 PM: Message edited by: Drone51 ]

[V6Bob]

"if you went with a 19mm rear I would get a 32mm front"

I appreciate your post, but this is still not the best combo with stock V6 springs and a V6 weight distribution. The improved camber control of the 32mm front lessens any tendancy to understeer.

The reason a V8 gets a 19 rear is the combination of the more forward weight distribution AND the big front springs AND the big front bar make the front tires work too hard. So the 19 transfers more cornering load to the rear and balances the car.

On a V6 the 19 just overloads the rear tires.

[DARK SDE '02]

32mm front and 21mm rear here... but then again I DO NOT have any stock suspension components. I wouldn't recommend adding big sway bars to an otherwise stock susp. car. I never did understand why people don't just save their money and buy all their suspension at once, it all works together!! Mix matching is never a good idea...