is the mazda 3 rear sway bar the same is the speed 3?

[racekar]

I think I remember reading somewhere that it wasnt but wanted to confirm it?

i think i recall a post saying that hotchkis had to redo their rear sway bar becuase they used the regular mazda 3 rear sway bar on the speed 3?

thanks for anyone that knows for sure.

[the ill switch]

The speed3 bar is 5mm bigger in diameter, and 244% stiffer.

[racekar]

but is the fitment the same as mazda 3 i mean the same curves etc... on the other thread regarding hotchkis the bars appear to be different

[Abaddon]

The speed3 bar is 5mm bigger in diameter, and 244% stiffer.

thats quite a bit stiffer... do you have a reference for that value?

[the ill switch]

Those are the numbers that Mazda has been officially giving out to the press. Edmunds quoted them here, for instance:

http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpcontainers/do/vdp/articleId=116868/pageNumber=1?synpartner=edmunds&pageurl=www.edmunds.com/new/2008/mazda/mazdaspeedmazda3/100903012/roadtestarticle.html&articleId=116868