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Philbar71 08-14-2011 02:55 AM

Rear Sway Bar From A GAGT?
 
Are these any stiffer/thicker than an Alero with the FE2 suspension? There are a few GAGTs near me in a junkyard and I was thinking of swapping them.

What about a Alero with the FE3 suspension? Did they have a stiffer/thicker rear sway bar?

mfuller 08-14-2011 10:18 AM

Nope, the same rear swaybar was used on all Aleros and Grand Ams.
An Alero with FE3 suspension (and GAGTs) gets a solid front swaybar, while other carsget a hollow bar of the same diameter.

Amun Ra 10-04-2011 04:38 AM

How do I know what suspension I have?

mfuller 10-04-2011 07:35 AM

Check the RPO codes on the underside of your spare tire cover.
FE2 is the Ride and Handling suspension, FE3 is the Sport suspension.

Mike The Canadian 10-04-2011 08:36 AM

Is there a difference (noticeable) between FE2 and FE3? I have a Malibu so I'm guessing mine is hollow...

Amun Ra 10-04-2011 04:54 PM

AHA!!! I wll be walking at an accelerated pace to check as I am too lazy to run! :coolio:

zearchyo 10-04-2011 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike The Canadian (Post 598188)
Is there a difference (noticeable) between FE2 and FE3? I have a Malibu so I'm guessing mine is hollow...


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mfuller 10-05-2011 02:56 PM

It's been so long since I've driven a car with stock suspension, so I honestly couldn't say.

widbyj 10-05-2011 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike The Canadian (Post 598188)
Is there a difference (noticeable) between FE2 and FE3? I have a Malibu so I'm guessing mine is hollow...


As far as I can tell all Malibus have the minimal rear sway bar. Luckily all N-body suspension parts are interchangeable. Personally I have a set of the Addcos and have been VERY impressed with the handling improvement. Yes, it is stiffer but works very well combined with the Eibach springs and KYB struts. Don't forget to get a good set of strut braces as well...

Mike The Canadian 10-05-2011 03:12 PM

Malibu's are smaller than the GAGT then? I may look at this next time I'm at the JY...the rear doesn't seem half as hard to change as the front...

I'm also itching to do the GP GTP rear control arms/lateral arms but am not sure what to do if I mess something up!


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