Rear sway bar on ebay, need advice
08-12-2006, 08:04 PM
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Rear sway bar on ebay, need advice
My car is an 84 944, I do not have a rear sway bar, I have been looking at getting an aftermarket for the front and rear. If I buy this rear sway bar Ebay sway bar I should be able to bolt it right on, corect? I wouldn't need any adapters? It looks kike it comes with all necesarry hardware. But its an 18mm, I am going to buy the 30mm for the front, and would like a 20mm on the rear, If I bought a 20mm later, would it work with the links and hardware that come with the stock 18mm bar? If not I guess I can live with an 18mm. Thanks in advance
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It looks to me like this particular auction is providing you with everything you need. Most other sales I've seend do not provide the eccentric bolt where the rear sway bar attaches to.
As for your later considerations, if you go larger, you'll need new rubber bushings -- the two at the middle of the bar (not that expensive).
As for your later considerations, if you go larger, you'll need new rubber bushings -- the two at the middle of the bar (not that expensive).
08-12-2006, 08:11 PM
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Cool, thanks for the info. Reason why I'm wondering about this bar is that just the adapter+link kit from Paragon is somewhere in the $90 range and then roughly $200 more for the bar by itself, this seems like it will be a good deal then 
08-12-2006, 11:38 PM
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Woohoo, I won. Even if its used ba,r bushings, and links,for a total of $54 it still beats the $90 paragon wants for the adapter to use on cars with no rear bar, I can't wait for it to show up. 
08-13-2006, 04:06 AM
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18mm is plenty, trust me. My 968 has the stock 26.8mm and 16mm bars, and the car oversteers easily.
Remember, if you get too thick of a front sway bar you will get a more stable car but at the cost of increased understeer. 944s that came with a 18mm rear sway bar from the factory came with a front sway bar from 21.5mm solid to 25.5mm hollow (hollow bars are weaker). Also keep in mind that once you put on this 18mm rear bar you will increase your car's tendency to oversteer, until you balance it with a new front bar. Of course you could complicate matters by bringing spring and shock upgrades into the equation...
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Remember, if you get too thick of a front sway bar you will get a more stable car but at the cost of increased understeer. 944s that came with a 18mm rear sway bar from the factory came with a front sway bar from 21.5mm solid to 25.5mm hollow (hollow bars are weaker). Also keep in mind that once you put on this 18mm rear bar you will increase your car's tendency to oversteer, until you balance it with a new front bar. Of course you could complicate matters by bringing spring and shock upgrades into the equation...
Happy motoring