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Cobra Sway Bars - 4/10/2008 5:52:57 AM   
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WIll Cobra sway bars fit on a 2007 Pony.
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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/10/2008 12:08:14 PM   
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if theyre from an S197 cobraa yes, all of the S197's have the exact same bodies and will have the same connection points. the only things that are different are the drivetrains, and aesthetics. same frame, body, etc...

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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/10/2008 12:49:21 PM   
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The bars will fit but you will also need the GT500 brackets.
The attachment points are the same but the brackets and
associated hardware are different because of the different
size sway bars. You want the GT500 sways why? The V8 GT
sways on a V6 pony pack would be just right. The GT500 sways
would be way too stiff and maybe start causing opposite side
tire lifting IMHO.

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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/10/2008 6:05:24 PM   
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How much difference is there between the V6 pony Package Sways and the GT take off Sways, or is there a difference?

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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/11/2008 7:26:53 AM   
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ORIGINAL: StreamlineStang

How much difference is there between the V6 pony Package Sways and the GT take off Sways, or is there a difference?


V6
31.5MM front
none in rear

Pony
31.5MM front
18MM rear

GT
34MM front
20MM rear

GT500
??? font
???? rear
Please fill in these #s if you know them.

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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/11/2008 1:00:10 PM   
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i read somewhere the front 6's are only 28mm. the GT dwarfs the V6 one. i took them off and set them side by side and the difference was HUGE.

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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/11/2008 1:47:21 PM   
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ORIGINAL: 07lane40

i read somewhere the front 6's are only 28mm. the GT dwarfs the V6 one. i took them off and set them side by side and the difference was HUGE.


Mine was 31.5MM up front on my 07 V6. I measured it with metric calipers.

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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/11/2008 1:52:05 PM   
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hmm... well when i put it on i felt a huge difference.. (did a test drive with the GT front before putting the rear on)... maybe its thicker metal?...

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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/11/2008 2:00:50 PM   
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ORIGINAL: 07lane40

hmm... well when i put it on i felt a huge difference.. (did a test drive with the GT front before putting the rear on)... maybe its thicker metal?...


They are hollow and the diameter tells you little about the compliance of the bar.
Now cut them in half and compare the wall thicknesses then its apples to oranges.

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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/12/2008 4:24:32 AM   
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ahh... i see. that would make sense ^^^

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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/12/2008 4:31:16 AM   
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Now cut them in half and compare the wall thicknesses then its apples to oranges.



umm... if anyone wants to donate theirs for the sake of science, ill gladly report back with my findings.


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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/12/2008 6:35:21 AM   
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We have a magnetic thickness guage at
work and the GT is thicker than the V6.
Cant tell by how much as the resolution
on the guage is very coarse. But its thicker.
No need to go cutting sway bars up.
I cut the OEM rear panhard bar and found
it to be .100 wall and full of lead shot for weight.
Turned it into a K-Member brace Ford left off my Stang.


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RE: Cobra Sway Bars - 4/13/2008 8:18:42 PM   
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ORIGINAL: 157db

quote:

ORIGINAL: StreamlineStang

How much difference is there between the V6 pony Package Sways and the GT take off Sways, or is there a difference?


V6
31.5MM front
none in rear

Pony
31.5MM front
18MM rear

GT
34MM front
20MM rear

GT500
??? font
???? rear
Please fill in these #s if you know them.


GT
34mm Front
22mm Rear

GT500
34mm Front
24mm Rear

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