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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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Will the swaybars off of an 08 GT500 fit on my 05 v6?

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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 02:11 PM
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anyyyyyoonnneeee??? i found a deal on craigslist and wanna jump on it before its too late..
Old Oct 3, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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Yes...
Old Oct 4, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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Jump. But dont fall down.
On a V6. I dont think so.
My GT swaybar upgrade was just the right amount
over the base V6es non-rear sway and tiny front sway...
But its kinda overkill with the GT500 sways and you will get
opposite side tire lift in heavy cornering situations. Not good.
The engine in a V6 is just not as heavy as the Gt500s V8.
It gonna upset the apple cart.
Its not a 'bigger is better' thing here.
Its all in the balance.
Otherwise everyone would be throwing
the biggest on there and be going the fastest.
Old Oct 4, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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Uhoh.. does anyone else have any input on this? I dont want it to be overkill..
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157db's point is solid and he knows suspension.
I bought my GT sway bars from NTO on ebay for $99. Here's the link to sway bars for a convertible (don't buy if you drive a coupe) : http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-06...Q5fAccessories

Keep an eye out if you need them for a coupe, they're new-takeoff and are probably a better deal than your craigslist guy

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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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Craigslist guy is actually only asking $60 for the pair of GT500s... so uh, nope. Is it really going to be that big of a difference over the GTs?
Old Oct 4, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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Well you won't do any damage. For that price, throw them on the car and see if you like them. Worse case scenario you sell them to someone else and probably get twice what you put in
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I bought em.

$50 got me front and rear GT500 swaybars. And he threw in a pair of GT500 mufflers. AND he delivered it all... AWESOME!

Where can I buy hardware for the rear swaybar though?
Old Oct 5, 2010 | 02:32 AM
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Man you scored with those mufflers, those make all kinds of great sounds come out of the 4.0.

Best place to go for mounting hardware, unfortunately, would be the dealership to be sure you get the correct grades and measurements. The parts store would provide everything you need.



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