Weights: Rear Sway Bars Compared
Weights: Rear Sway Bars Compared Replaced my stock 2002 Z28 19mm rear sway bar with Stano's 22mm non-adjustable (p/n "Hollow 22mm"). Thought others may be interested in the weights of each. Pictures attached for clarification if needed.
Stock 19mm rear sway bar: 6.74lbs
Stock 19mm rear sway bar with hardware: 8.47lbs
Strano 22mm rear sway bar: 5.66lbs
Strano 22mm rear sway bar with hardware: 8.11lbs
I encourage anyone to add pictures of other manufacturer's bars for comparison.
Mark.
Stock 19mm rear sway bar: 6.74lbs
Stock 19mm rear sway bar with hardware: 8.47lbs
Strano 22mm rear sway bar: 5.66lbs
Strano 22mm rear sway bar with hardware: 8.11lbs
I encourage anyone to add pictures of other manufacturer's bars for comparison.
Mark.
Last edited by Mark2002; Oct 11, 2011 at 09:58 PM. Reason: Added stock sway bar size & changed thread title
Thanks for posting!
I thought the Strano hollow sway bars were supposed to be significantly lighter than the solid factory unit... but you're getting a difference of only 0.36 pounds once all the hardware is back on?
I thought the Strano hollow sway bars were supposed to be significantly lighter than the solid factory unit... but you're getting a difference of only 0.36 pounds once all the hardware is back on?
good info, keep in mind the stock swaybar is signifcantly smaller as well so alot more material is needed to make a thicker 22mm swaybar, if this was not a hollow bar it would be heavier than a stocker.
I also thought the weights were a little bit more different than this as well but its still a great part if it improves performance and comes in lighter than stock not always a easy thing to do. breaks for one is ususally something that adds weight for performance
I also thought the weights were a little bit more different than this as well but its still a great part if it improves performance and comes in lighter than stock not always a easy thing to do. breaks for one is ususally something that adds weight for performance
Well... yeah. I was pretty impressed the larger diameter Strano bar was as light or lighter than the stocker I removed... to me that was a bonus (for the reasons 82cetuner stated)! And since I replaced the rear bar by itself at the time I was able to notice the difference! The body roll was mostly the same (still riding on the stock front bar), but the understeer I had experienced before the swap was less. Was cool to pinpoint a change to a particular item like that!
Mark.
I believe the point here is that if you are upgrading to beefier bars you'll end up putting on significant weight so there is a price to pay. However, if you are concerned about weight and would like to beef up the bars, Strano is the way to go. You'll have much more stability without the added weight. Compare it to other companies that sell sway bars, the saving in weight is significant.
Basically, you have two choices:
1. Beefier sway bars with no significant weight increase: Strano
2. Beefier sway bars with a significant weight increase: Other vendors
Also, the majority of the weight savings stems from the front bar as opposed to the rear bar.
Basically, you have two choices:
1. Beefier sway bars with no significant weight increase: Strano
2. Beefier sway bars with a significant weight increase: Other vendors
Also, the majority of the weight savings stems from the front bar as opposed to the rear bar.
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Scale was zeroed 
Considering a 2x4 is roughly ~ a pound per foot...
And the one in the pic is ~ the same length as the sway bar...
Not zeroing the scale would indicate a sway bar somewhere in the 2 pound range...
So yeah, that's a safe assumption
Mark.
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I believe Strano's weight saving claim is about both bars total, and that the front bar is significantly less then stock front. so combined you save lots of weight.
Correct me if i'm wrong Sam.
Correct me if i'm wrong Sam.
The stock sway bar is not heavy on these vehicles.
The Strano bar is larger, includes heavy duty hardware and still maintains less weight than the factory bar... I think that is pretty good.
The Strano bar is larger, includes heavy duty hardware and still maintains less weight than the factory bar... I think that is pretty good.
I noticed the decrease in understeer as soon as I put it on. On the other hand I seriously doubt I'd even be able to notice the 8lb reduction of completely removing the rear bar. Point is, there are better places to target weight reduction than the rear sway bar.
Mark.
Z28 & SS Rear Bars Both 19mm Mark.
Weigh your bars and post'em up! I originally intended for this thread to be a factual reference. I've since noticed the way I had it originally posted it limited itself to only 2 bars... stock 19mm and Strano's 22mm! (and my apologies to Sam if it seemed I was diggin' at his product. That was most certainly not my intention at all.) It would be awesome if we could have the weights of all manufacturer's bars in a single location so I changed the thread title to hopefully encourage that. So, if there's anybody out there getting ready to put on a different manufaturer's bar, or even just a different size bar, weigh it, snap a picture and post it up along with manufacturer and the bar size! Yeah, scales vary but something is better than nothing as evidenced by the number of "surprised at the weight" responses so far in this thread. Pictures are preferred since it seems the occassional number from thin air shows up confusing matters. Oh yeah.. and make sure you zero yer scale first 
Mark.
Mark.
