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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 11:37 am 
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G'day,
I have a 96 EF11 Futura & I noticed when I was changing the brakes the other day that the sway bars seemed quick thick.
I have not seen another model to compare but was wondering what the standard size would be, 22mm?

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 12:00 pm 
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From memory, the 'S' packs, Futuras and fairmonts have a thicker sway bar. I don't remember what diameter they are, when I had to replace the sway bar rubbers on my EA I had to quote that it was a 'S' pack to get the right size.

 

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 12:32 pm 
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did they have 's' pack's in the later e-series?

 

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 12:37 pm 
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did they have 's' pack's in the later e-series?


No 'S' packs were replaced with Futuras, from EF onwards i think.

However I believe the sway bar for both 'S' packs & Futuras is the same throughout all 'E's

 

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 3:23 pm 
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Standard Size should be 26mm,
with ghia and xr getting 27mm
el gt was 29 or 30mm

 

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 3:51 pm 
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Thanks for the info fella's.

 

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 8:36 pm 
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Standard Size should be 26mm,
with ghia and xr getting 27mm
el gt was 29 or 30mm

thats the front or rear? or both?

 

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 8:40 pm 
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el gt was 29 or 30mm

that's what I need ... wonder how rare they are?

 

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 9:12 pm 
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el gt was 29 or 30mm

that's what I need ... wonder how rare they are?


Probably easier to source and cheaper than Guinuine Ford Gt stuff, to get a White line one, prolly get an even thicker one through them to.
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 2:41 pm 
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Yep - go to the Whiteline site and check out their catalogue listings - they show all the models of Falcon with the bar specifications - also they list their adjustable ones too.

 

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Whiteline are 30mm :D for el Got it on my ef very flat handling with lowered springs and bilstein shocks :D :D

 

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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 5:43 pm 
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I just had a look at the Whiteleine site & they say the XR6T has 24mm front & 19mm rear sway bar. If this is correct then I doubt The EF Falcon would have a 26mm sway bar standard being a non preformance vehicle.

I am only going off what the Whiteline web site said so please don't shoot me if I'm wrong :?

 

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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 8:37 pm 
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el gt was 29 or 30mm

that's what I need ... wonder how rare they are?


Go to the wreckers and get a 29mm swaybar of an XH Ute.

 

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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 1:51 pm 
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I just had a look at the Whiteleine site & they say the XR6T has 24mm front & 19mm rear sway bar. If this is correct then I doubt The EF Falcon would have a 26mm sway bar standard being a non preformance vehicle.

I am only going off what the Whiteline web site said so please don't shoot me if I'm wrong :?


There is more to a swaybar than it's thickness. The BA's had a whole new rear suspesnsion. It depends on the arm lengths too. Which is what witeline do to have adjustable swaybars.

 

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We can supply the 29mm GT sway bars for $65

 

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