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TRD sway bar specs...

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Anyone know the actuall diameter of the front and rear TRD sway bars? The desciption below doesn't help much (I'm looking for actual diameter):

TRD has released a new Sway Bar Set for the 2000 to current Celica GT and GTS designed to reduce body roll and improve stability during cornering. Constructed of spring steel and finished in TRD's signature red, the bars also help to reduce understeer, facilitate neutral cornering and increase maneuverability.
The front bar is approximately 25% stiffer than the stock bar. The rear bar features two settings to accommodate both street and race use. The street setting offers a 58% increase in stiffness over stock and the race setting further increases stiffness to 68% over stock.

When tested on a 2000 Celica GTS equipped with TRD Lowering Springs (TRD part #00602-48130-015) and a TRD Shock Set (TRD part #00602-48500-200), the vehicle showed an improvement of .90g vs. .84g on the skid pad and 69.01 MPH vs. 66.32 MPH on the slalom versus a stock suspension setup.
 
#4 ·
TRD Front Sway = 25% stiffer than OEM
TRD Adj. Rear Sway = 58%/NA stiffer than OEM
Thickness unknow, but probably around 21mm.

Hotchkis Front Adj. Sway = 43%/70% stiffer than OEM (25.4mm)
Hotchks Rear Sway = 88% stiffer than OEM (comp bar 123% stiffer) (both 25.4mm)

Stock is 17.5 mm rear, not suere about the front.