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Old Jun 23, 2016 | 08:11 PM
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Front Sway bar sizes?

I need to know the largest Size sway bar that is on an FC.

Reason: the Swap I got call for a BMW E36 bar and the sway bar is like 24,25mm.
I need to get it to fit without creating new mounts.
The old FC brackets/bushings are too small and the New Bushings/brackets are a little too big.
The bolt holes from the E36 do not line up correctly.

Any Suggestions?.
Thanks as usual Guys.
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Old Jun 23, 2016 | 08:47 PM
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Convertible has largest factory bars
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Old Jun 23, 2016 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob XX 7
Convertible has largest factory bars
good to know..but what size would that be?
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Old Jun 24, 2016 | 08:34 AM
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The racing beat front sway bar measures 28.5 mm(1.125") maybe just order one of their front sway bars and bushing kit?
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Old Jun 24, 2016 | 02:27 PM
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stock "HD" sway bars (vert, GXL, turbo) are 24mm in the front.

you can get aftermarket poly bushings that fit in the stock brackets pretty easily.

J-AUTO - Bushings, Suspension, Parts for Mazdas sells them he can probably get superpro or whiteline bushings, they both make them.
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Old Jun 24, 2016 | 04:30 PM
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Yep, just buy the Energy Suspensions universal sway bar bracket and the appropriate sized poly bushing. The Autozone near me sells a pretty good range of sizes. Just measure your bar.
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Old Jun 24, 2016 | 06:59 PM
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From: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/
Originally Posted by eage8
stock "HD" sway bars (vert, GXL, turbo) are 24mm in the front..
pretty sure the base S4's are 22mm fronts and everything else is 24mm.
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Old Jun 25, 2016 | 12:20 AM
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Ya I got the 22mm for sure..it was tiny compared to the other bar.
I mocked the bar up by using my trusty Dremel to hone the FC bushings and bracket's holes to fit the bigger bar.

I'm running into some issues that I have to figure out,so this Info on size is good to know.

I'll post in my Build thread later about what I was faced with and how I tackled it.
It's a non Rotary engine install problem so I won't post it in this Specific section.
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