Well my post earlier about the weights of the different sway bars was well received, so I thought I’d look at the newest player in the S2000 sway bar market, the Karcepts sway bar. This is a great STR class sway bar or BS sway bar. Here’s a pic:
Well here are the weights according to my trusty scale:
- Stock brackets (this bar reuses the stock brackets): 14.6 oz x2
- Endlinks: 7 oz x 2
- Arms: 34 oz x 2
- Bushing Mounts: 6.3 oz x 2
- Bar (1.25″ hollow): 7 lb 15 oz
- Hardware: 8 oz
So the total weight comes out to 16.2 lb. This is significantly lighter than the Gendron, and just a little heavier than the Ankeny/ ARE bar. Here are all the S2000 sway bar weights I’ve measured:
Sway Bar | Weight |
|---|---|
| Ankeny/ARE 1.375" Blade Bar | 14.75 lb |
| Karcepts 1.25" hollow front sway bar | 16.2 lb |
| Gendron 1.25" hollow bar with ball bearing mounts | 19.5 lb |
And by the way, yeah I have all three bars in my garage. Which one am I currently using? The Karcepts one. It’s pretty awesome. More on that later.