I have one on the rear of my 88 coupe. I opted for the polygraphite bushings and very pleased with them since I don’t have to grease them to keep them quiet. You will still need to get the brackets to hold the endlinks, since they do not carry them. I believe got mine from FOCOA a few years ago; I don’t know if they carry them anymore. I did have a problem mounting the two center bushings. The factory-predrilled holes were not big enough to be used with the center bushing brackets. I had to drill out new ones. I would really recommend buying some good bits since I went through a cheap set by the time I was through. When I got my bar it had a goldish coating on them; you may want to paint yours, but be warned since it will probably get nicked up by the time you get it in there. These bars fit in the factory location and aren’t too easy to get them in place. Maybe I did something wrong, but this was the most time consuming part of the install.
Before I got the rear sway bar I would end up fishtailing and sometimes end up spinning out, it’s so much more controllable now, even in rain. Understeer has also seemed to have been reduced.
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Before I got the rear sway bar I would end up fishtailing and sometimes end up spinning out, it’s so much more controllable now, even in rain. Understeer has also seemed to have been reduced.
I was under the impression all 88's had front AND rear sway bars from the factory. Only 84-87's did not have rear bars. Anyone??
Dgzfiero is correct; the coupes did not come with factory rear sway bars. Only Forumlas and GTs had the rear sway bars for 88.
When I bought my 88 coupe it had 185/75-14’s on it. I don’t know if that was a factory size or what the former owner put on. Perhaps 195/70-14’s were the proper size. Regardless, I don’t think Pontiac cared too much for the 88 coupe as far as handling was concerned. I now have 225/50-16’s all around and much happier
PST does not make their own bars. PST sells ADDCO bars with their own bushings. I found them and asked when I was searching for an 88 front bar that actually fit. Also, HMS still makes the brackets to attach the rear bar to a car that did not have a stock bar.
Give me a week or two and I will try to get some shots. I'm in Daytona to take care of some business and will have to get back to Tampa to get hold of a digital camera.
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Originally posted by Bigfieroman:
PST does not make their own bars. PST sells ADDCO bars with their own bushings. I found them and asked when I was searching for an 88 front bar that actually fit. Also, HMS still makes the brackets to attach the rear bar to a car that did not have a stock bar.
I wonder if Addco has always supplied their bars or only supplied PST with their front bars? I always thought the Addco rear sway bars were smaller and mounted underneath the car and not in the stock location. Can someone verify this? I wonder if I mounted mine wrong. Regardless, it still works
Oops - I guess they've been around for a while. I didn't see Fieros listed for suspension bushings when I was there before, and never looked at their anti-sway bay applications. Still, it seems many of us didn't know about PST, and thay they have bars for the 88 Fieros (which many others don't).
Sorry, fierosound. I wasn't really trying to steal your thunder. I was just trying to tell our members about my experience with it. I’m really glad you brought up the topic, since there are so many more members since I posted about it in the above-mentioned thread. Good find
Thanks Aus! 
