<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Duncan:<BR><B>I was wondering what the diameter of the '96 850R sway bars is. Is it worth it to go with aftermarket bars or are the ones with the R package already larger diameter? <P>Thanks for any help.<P>Duncan<BR>'96 854R<P></B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Duncan,<P>I just checked this out for my '95 854T. Volvo has three front sway bar diameters-19, 20 and 21.5 mm (couldn't find out the thicknesses available the rear one). iPd bars are (were?) 25 mm for the front and 22 mm for the rear, and they also have bushings that fit around the bar but are not vulcanized to the bar as with the Volvo ones. However, Cameron at iPd told me Tuesday that their 850 sway bars were still in R&D and did not think they would be out for 3-6 months. I've got one on back order, so I guess I will just wait for them to fix their design-if it results in a better and more reliabile sway bar, I am willing to wait. Hope this helps.<P>