Sway Bars?
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Sway Bars?
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...
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RE: Sway Bars?
All stangs have one in the front. The bars on the GT are thicker front and backcompared tothe 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
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RE: Sway Bars?
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.
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RE: Sway Bars?
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 timeI 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.
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RE: Sway Bars?
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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 timeI 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.
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 timeI 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.
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RE: Sway Bars?
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...