2000-2005 Discuss your 2000-2005 Bonneville SE, SLE, and SSEi Please use General Chat for non-mechanical issues, and Performance and Brainstorming for improvements.

Sway bar missing!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 03-12-2007, 06:35 AM
  #1  
Member
Posts like a V-Tak
Thread Starter
 
bonnyguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
bonnyguy is on a distinguished road
Default Sway bar missing!

Well I was under the Bonny on the weekend to upgrade the end links.

Did the front, went to look at the rear and I discovered that I have no sway bar back there.

I cannot even find any mounting holes where one would even bolt up. I was hoping to maybe mount a sway bar from a SLE or SSE?

Where rear sway bars only available on the SLE and SSE'*?

Looks like the toe in structure is a lot beefier then in pre 2000 so maybe Pontiac was able to do away with the sway bar on the SE models because of this?

Thanks for any help!
Old 03-12-2007, 08:17 AM
  #2  
Senior Member
True Car Nut
 
toastedoats's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Fitchburg Ma _ToastedRice_
Posts: 6,837
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
toastedoats is on a distinguished road
Default

correct, 2000+ SEs did not come equipped with a rear sway bar, in fact not only is the suspension beefier looking, but it is also a different design and re configures where the vehicles weight is distributed.

Im sure that a swaybar could be added, but i havent looked into it at all
Old 03-12-2007, 11:05 AM
  #3  
Senior Member
Posts like a Corvette
 
agrazela's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,451
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
agrazela is on a distinguished road
Default

What is your suspension RPO code (FE1, FE2, F41)?

Also, not to cast doubt on your powers of observation, but I noted that on my wife'* 2004 LeSabre, the rear sway bar is mounted forward of the rear supension parts, as opposed to behind them (like on my 199. When I first crouched under the rear of the '04, I did not immediately see the swaybar...
Old 03-12-2007, 11:24 AM
  #4  
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
 
willwren's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
willwren is on a distinguished road
Default

Poll removed by Admin. Please re-post it in the Detailing and Appearance section rather than this Mechanical section.
Old 03-12-2007, 01:20 PM
  #5  
Senior Member
Posts like a Supercharger
 
Roadrunner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Moon of meepsorp
Posts: 183
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Roadrunner is on a distinguished road
Default

My 2000 SSEI w/FE2 has one. Its is as agrazela described - mounted forward of the rear supension parts.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
SSEi95
Performance, Brainstorming & Tuning
9
03-24-2003 12:48 AM
egladman
1987-1991
3
03-22-2003 10:15 PM
boseman350
1992-1999
6
08-28-2002 06:10 AM
brminder
Performance, Brainstorming & Tuning
11
08-23-2002 09:05 AM
brminder
Performance, Brainstorming & Tuning
1
08-19-2002 03:21 AM



Quick Reply: Sway bar missing!



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:52 PM.