My 1988 LFX F40 build. (Page 16/68)
pmbrunelle APR 25, 09:50 PM
Can the front-bar-on-rear 84-87-style install be implemented on an 88 with really long endlinks to reach the knuckle/strut mounts?

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Daryl M APR 25, 11:43 PM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:


He has a table of contents in the first post.

Your rear transmission mount will interfere with the stock 88 sway bar. It mounts right in front of the rear cradle mount standoffs. You can raise the bar a little higher than stock as well as shift it forward some, but there are limits of clearance. The upper set of bars is the stock 88 rear with the Addco 88 rear so you can see the general shape.


Here is where mine is mounted. It is shifted about 1" higher to clear the 2x3 crossmember.



I like this location, but I have a motor mount in the way. I'm thinking I could drill holes in the cradle tower, reinforce it, and use a sway bar with removable ends like this.
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Will APR 26, 08:33 AM

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Originally posted by pmbrunelle:

Can the front-bar-on-rear 84-87-style install be implemented on an 88 with really long endlinks to reach the knuckle/strut mounts?




I did that on my '87 Northstar car for a while. I mounted the bar to the bottom of the cradle, and used '88 sway bar brackets on the struts, swapped left for right so they extended to the rear instead of the front. I made rod-end links that were about 12" center to center.
Will APR 26, 08:35 AM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:


Your rear transmission mount will interfere with the stock 88 sway bar. It mounts right in front of the rear cradle mount standoffs. You can raise the bar a little higher than stock as well as shift it forward some, but there are limits of clearance. The upper set of bars is the stock 88 rear with the Addco 88 rear so you can see the general shape.




Hard to tell from the photos, but the rear bank catalyst might cause problems too.
Daryl M MAY 06, 10:18 PM
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Finally got started on my rear sway bar. The bar is a torsion bar from a 1989 Isuzu Trooper. Going to be fabricating end arms that resembal the stock photo shown. With a little luck, it may just work.
(Looks like the stock photo doesn't show up, but if you click on the png at the top, the photo is accessible.)

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Daryl M MAY 08, 04:58 AM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:


He has a table of contents in the first post.

Your rear transmission mount will interfere with the stock 88 sway bar. It mounts right in front of the rear cradle mount standoffs. You can raise the bar a little higher than stock as well as shift it forward some, but there are limits of clearance. The upper set of bars is the stock 88 rear with the Addco 88 rear so you can see the general shape.




Here is where mine is mounted. It is shifted about 1" higher to clear the 2x3 crossmember.




Guru,
This photo shows a sway bar mount attached to the strut bolts. What is that mount from?
Thanks,
Daryl

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Will MAY 08, 09:17 AM
That's a stock '88 Fiero part.
fieroguru MAY 08, 05:22 PM
Yes, that bracket is part of the stock 88 rear seat bar setup.
Daryl M MAY 08, 10:11 PM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:

Yes, that bracket is part of the stock 88 rear seat bar setup.



Any idea where I can find a pair? Are they only from a 1988, or do other years have the same parts?

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fieroguru MAY 09, 12:15 AM

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Originally posted by Daryl M:
Any idea where I can find a pair? Are they only from a 1988, or do other years have the same parts?




It is an 88 Formula or GT part. 4 cyl 88 coupes don't have them (unless they have been added).

Ask for them in the mall or on some of the facebook parts groups, call up the Fiero Factory, or reach out to your local 88 Fiero parts hoarder.