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sofo259
02-15-2008, 01:29 PM
i am about to obtain a rear sway bar from a hicas s13..

i have heard these sway bars are bigger than a stock non hicas s13 is..

anyone else know ??

i searched this, but found nothing

Dutchmalmiss
02-15-2008, 03:45 PM
Stock S13 rear sway bar diameter: 15mm
HICAS S13 rear sway bar diameter: 21mm

racepar1
02-15-2008, 04:40 PM
I have seen 17mm stock s-13 rear sways as well. One thing to keep in mind is the the stock 15 or 17mm bar is solid, the 21mm hicas bar is hollow. I personally ran a hicas rear sway on my s-13 with my stock 25mm front bar (most s-13's have 24mm front bars) and I noticed a pretty large difference in the rear roll stiffness. It really isn't a HUGE upgrade, but it is definitely worth the $60 to buy the hicas bar (I REALLY hope you aren't paying more than that). The only problem with the hicas rear sway is that it is hard to find urethane d-bushings for it. The front sway bar bushings from a z (I forget what model and year exactly) will work. Or you can drill out the urethane bushings for an s-13 with a 7/8 drill bit, I ran that set-up for a while.

sofo259
02-19-2008, 06:39 AM
naa im getting the bar for free..