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Sway Bars?

  

dstanger -> Sway Bars? (3/13/2008 7:42:32 AM)

Anybody have any luck, good or bad, on a set of front and rear sway bars? I have an 06 4.0L and I'd like to stiffen it up a bit on turns, etc. Not sure I want to get into springs yet, just thought possibly a set of stiffer sway bars might help. The stock bar in the front is really small diameter, I got a look at a GT the other day and was surprised at how thick the front bar was on it...
Thanks!

  
defiance777 -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/13/2008 8:26:45 AM)

I have 07 pony package. and I only see the rear sway bar do I even have a front one?

NickSezz -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/13/2008 8:31:49 AM)

All stangs have one in the front.  The bars on the GT are thicker front and back compared to the V6.  Only PP V6 stangs have a rear bar.  I got a set of GT takeoffs from http://www.newtakeoff.com/ pretty cheap and I am very happy with my choice to do so.  Also check ebay sometimes there are good deals, and v6mustangstuff.com

defiance777 -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/13/2008 8:43:55 AM)

Thansk for clearing that up for me. Is there a big difference in having gt sway bars.

dstanger -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/13/2008 10:22:33 AM)

Hey Nick, did you just do the sway bars or any other suspension changes? I'm just looking at the sway bars, wonder if that is a good idea to just do those, front and rear...

NickSezz -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/13/2008 12:31:44 PM)

There is a big difference, and I just have sway bars...nothing more.  The suspension is a lot tighter now, and I think its almost a little too much.  It handles turnes and off ramps a lot better and I stay in my seat now lol.  The car acts like it needs wider tires to stay planted...just one way I can explain it.  I also have a custom strut bar I made, but I don't think that makes a measurable difference.

dstanger -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/13/2008 12:36:24 PM)

Cool, thanks bro. What tires do you have? I was lucky enough to get into the GT tire and wheel deal thru Saleen, got the entire set of 4 tires/rims for $299. Byt the time I saw the ad in Mustang Monthly, Saleen really didn't want to honor this deal, I think they were seeing how much more money they could make from those tires/rims. Now, you can't touch them for almost $700. Anyway, that is the tires I have, I don't think they are that much wider than the stock tires that came with my V6, but not sure.

NickSezz -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/13/2008 5:45:16 PM)

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ORIGINAL: dstanger

Cool, thanks bro. What tires do you have? I was lucky enough to get into the GT tire and wheel deal thru Saleen, got the entire set of 4 tires/rims for $299. Byt the time I saw the ad in Mustang Monthly, Saleen really didn't want to honor this deal, I think they were seeing how much more money they could make from those tires/rims. Now, you can't touch them for almost $700. Anyway, that is the tires I have, I don't think they are that much wider than the stock tires that came with my V6, but not sure.


I did the same exact thing for $299 back in october of 06... soo happy I cought that deal also.

dstanger -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/14/2008 2:17:47 PM)

You know, my 06 is Redfire too. I posted a pic of both my older and newer cars a while back...

dstanger -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/15/2008 6:53:52 AM)

So, I'm looking at my car last night and noticed my front sway bar is about 3/4 or 1 inch thick! Isn't that like the thickness of a GT swaybar? I was expecting to see something like 3/8 inch or something... my car should not have any additions like that, it isn't the pony package or anything, when I bought it she was just a stock V6...

themac5150 -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/15/2008 11:21:57 AM)

Sounds like the stocker to me.

dstanger -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/17/2008 8:37:06 AM)

So how thick is a GT front swaybar???

themac5150 -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/17/2008 2:25:02 PM)

 

V6 models come with a 28.6mm front swaybar, GT are equipped with a 34mm front swaybar. I've read 20 and 22mm for the GT rear.  No clue what the PP has under it.

melstang -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/17/2008 7:41:29 PM)

Eibach makes front and back sway bars now with a conversion kit for V6 (as opposed to the first ones I got that don't fit my car due to the fact the GT has a different mount in the rear than the V6).

MarioP3_XR4Ti -> RE: Sway Bars? (3/17/2008 9:02:20 PM)

My '05 has the complete Saleen Racecraft suspension with the stock GT rear bar (which was also installed on Pony pack cars). Drives a bit like a slot car even after going from the Saleen 20's to bullet 17's with stock Pirelli's. 

  

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