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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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i am looking for the best front rear sway bars for my 2000 SS

or are they all the same?
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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Talk to Sam at Stranoparts.com. You can post a question on his website and he'll give you a call.
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Sam's 35/21 combo is probably what you want. Measure what you have first - it's probably 32/19 but there is a chance it could be the 35/22 SLP/1LE setup. If it is, there's no real benefit to Sam's bars. Only way to improve on that is to go to poly bushings, if you don't mind a little noise.
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If the goal is handling: 35-36.5 fb, and 22 rb. Anything else other than handling I do not know.
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Originally Posted by jmilz28
Sam's 35/21 combo is probably what you want. Measure what you have first - it's probably 32/19 but there is a chance it could be the 35/22 SLP/1LE setup. If it is, there's no real benefit to Sam's bars. Only way to improve on that is to go to poly bushings, if you don't mind a little noise.
You have a it a little backwards. SLP (and only some optional suspensions, not all SLP cars) are hollow 35 front, solid 21 rear.

Strano Performance bars are Hollow 35 front, and hollow 22mm rear.

My front bar is a little big thicker wall tubing than SLP's (and cheaper to buy). But I'd agree *if* you had the 35mm that it'd not be worth changing to my front. However, in the rear my bar is a 5 pounds weight savings vs. a solid 21. And that weight not just "normal" weight, but unsprung weight, and that's not great. Less unsprung weight is important if you can do it, that's why you see light wheels, and things like aluminum control arms on high end cars...
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