I moved not that long ago and misplaced my swaybar bolts in the move. What' size are those bloody things. It's the four that mount the swaybar to the frame.
I did a search and found an answer M8 x 1.25... Went to the bolt store, purchased these lots and they are too small. Anyone know if the size went larger for 87?
I'm guessing they are M10x1.25 but the store is a 10$ minimum and I don't want to keep making that trip and wasting 10$ on bolts every time.
According to the 22P, they should be M8 x 1.25 x 25 for '84 - '87's. Perhaps someone modified your car or perhaps you could double-check that the bolts you bought were actually M8's. I can check a parts car later today if no one else has chimed in by then.
What is the size for 88s? Maybe it's late year 87 or something? My car wants to accept a pretty large bolt, I tried a couple others from my parts bin to see the size and it's a pretty large bolt.
Thanks blooz
Edit. It's definitely not an m8. I sucked it up and got some M10 1.25 and it's the right size but Im not confident enough to torque them in, seems like it might be a 3/8 20 pitch... I'll scour my bolt bins and see if I'm right.... If anyone knows the 88 sizing I'd like to know. The nuts are definitely factory as well.
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What is the size for 88s? Maybe it's late year 87 or something?
I don't know about the size of the actual bolts, but the front sway bar (and entire suspension) on an '88 is totally different than what was used from '84-'87.
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Edit. It's definitely not an m8. I sucked it up and got some M10 1.25 and it's the right size but Im not confident enough to torque them in, seems like it might be a 3/8 20 pitch... I'll scour my bolt bins and see if I'm right.... If anyone knows the 88 sizing I'd like to know. The nuts are definitely factory as well.
If the bolt threads all the way in, then it's the right size. If the holes were tapped for 3/8"-20 thread, the bolt would bind up after a couple turns.
That said, it's pretty common for the stock sway bar bolts to break. It's also common for people to drill & tap the bolt holes for a larger size. I ended up doing that with mine, because 2 of those bolts broke.
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If the bolt threads all the way in, then it's the right size. If the holes were tapped for 3/8"-20 thread, the bolt would bind up after a couple turns.
That said, it's pretty common for the stock sway bar bolts to break. It's also common for people to drill & tap the bolt holes for a larger size. I ended up doing that with mine, because 2 of those bolts broke.
Yes, they bind after a couple turns, this is why I'm asking the question. I dont want to torque them if they arent metric. The car is also rust free, low km. I would highly doubt they are anything but factory installed bolts and nuts.
I've found several imperial bolts on the fiero, and since the nuts are awkward to get at, I don't want to install the wrong hardware.
Thanks for the help everyone. If I don't get an answer I might see if a tap will give me the size.
The original front sway bar bolts on my '87 SE were also 8mm. But as mentioned above, two of them broke when I tried to remove them. So I drilled & tapped the holes to 3/8", and got some SAE Grade 8 bolts.
Chances are the previous owner of Custom2M4's car did something similar.
