Front Stabilizer Bar Bushing size

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Front Stabilizer Bar Bushing size

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I tried my best to measure the diameter of the Stabilizer bar on my '97 SE. It appears to be 28mm but its very difficult to be certain crawling on the car with a ruler. I see bushings in 28-30-32-44 mm sizes on Rockauto. Anyone know the definitive way to accurately measure the diameter of my stabilizer bar.

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Never mind, figured it out myself. Used an open ended wrench. The bar is 30mm.
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Glad you got it... Standard for the FE1 was 30 mm from 92-99 iirc.. 32 was FE2/F41
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Broke my azz today swapping the old ones out for new Moog bushings. Still have that front end clunk on each side of the car. Now 1000 times worse since I installed the Quick Struts. I'm asking Monroe for my money back. Those front struts are defective! I had front end noise before but not like this. Mechanic cant find a thing wrong. Lower control arm bushings are worn but they don't move- everything is tight in the front. Man am I sorry for changing my struts- nothing but a huge headache now.
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Monroe must not be what they used to be... My Monroes are worn, but I have no clunks after 100,000 miles...
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Rear Quick struts are dead quiet though. I'm extremely frustrated at this point. Ready to throw the towel in after this experience.

Mechanic says it maybe lower control arm bushings. The same mechanic that told me original struts are NG.

Frustrated-selling car in WTB
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Brought car to Goodyear to get an independent opinion. They went over the car with a fine tooth comb. There is nothing wrong with my control arm bushings or any front-end part. Without a doubt, 100% certain defective front struts.

Unfortunately for me, during diagnosis the rear hold down portion of the front transmission mount cracked.
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