What size is my front sway bar (23, 25 or 28mm) ?

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hmdxj

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• Jan 30, 2007

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I was shopping on Quadratec site (http://www.quadratec.com) for new Daystar front sway bar bushings. There are 3 listings for 3 sizes: 23mm, 25mm and 28mm and they all list to fit 84-01 XJs. So the question is which size is correct for my XJ?

I have a 2000 4X4 4.0 4-Door Sport, auto trans XJ.

 

johnnyc

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La Habra, CA

• Jan 30, 2007

• #2

Measure your sway bar. Take a crescent wrench and fit it over the sway bar. Then measure the gap on the wrench.

 

xj-shark

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Latrobe, PA

• Jan 30, 2007

• #3

take it off... be done with it

 

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hmdxj

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• Jan 30, 2007

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xjohnnyc said:

Measure your sway bar. Take a crescent wrench and fit it over the sway bar. Then measure the gap on the wrench.

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Thanks for the tip......... I measured........... It's 25mm.....

just out of curiosity... Don’t' all specific year/trim level have the same size or can they vary.....? For example in my case, does that mean that all 2000 4x4 Sport XJs have 25mm front sway bars ?

 

DBenz

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Manhattan, Kansas

• Jan 30, 2007

• #5

xj-shark said:

take it off... be done with it

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[sarcasm]Good idea on what sounds like a daily driver...[/sarcasm]

 

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Archdukeferdinand

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Boone, NC

• Jan 30, 2007

• #6

DBenz said:

[sarcasm]Good idea on what sounds like a daily driver...[/sarcasm]

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None on my DD. In the mountains. On tight & twisty roads.

As long as you're aware of the body roll, it is very controllabe.

The place I actually notice the lack of front swaybar the most is on highish speed (35 mph) runs on bumpy/rocky gravel roads. The swaybar helped keep the front axle from bouncing around as much as it does, though I'm thinking I can cure it with the right shocks and some beefier than stock CAs...

 

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sjx40250

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Alexandria VA

• Jan 30, 2007

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No. They vary. I don't know what determines which one they use. I have a limited with a 28 and love the ride. Found one from a guy like xj-shark and swapped it into my 90. Big improvement. BTW none were up country packages and both my 90 and 92 have factory tow.