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Pilks 07-23-2009 07:37 AM

Rear Sway Bar
 
My 1998 GT did not come with a rear sway bar, I believe that the cobras had larger diameter rear sway bars.

Does anyone know where I could get a stock rear cobra sway bar?

http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS
I saw this, but i thought the cobra had a larger diameter than 25mm

spike_africa 07-23-2009 07:56 AM

Your car should have a rear sway bar. All GT's come with them from what 79+ on? Regardless if your missing it I would just invest in a better larger one from any one of the aftermarket suspension companies.

Pilks 07-23-2009 08:00 AM


Originally Posted by spike_africa (Post 420432)
Your car should have a rear sway bar. All GT's come with them from what 79+ on? Regardless if your missing it I would just invest in a better larger one from any one of the aftermarket suspension companies.

I was under the car, while changing lower control arms..... there was no rear sway bar


I have maximum motorsports lower control arms, can you recommend an aftermarket rear sway bar?

01FR500 07-23-2009 09:00 AM

Did you install the control arms? Because if you bought the car second hand and the LCAs were already installed I can completely see the previous owner removing the sway bar for some reason, possibly for suspension tuning, or it broke. A rear sway bar will help eliminate some understeer, which is what most Mustangs need badly. I would look for a cobra sway bar aswell.

spike_africa 07-23-2009 09:06 AM

Steeda: http://www.steeda.com/products/hd_rear_sway_bar.php

Hotchkis (they only sell front and rear together) :http://www.jegs.com/p/Hotchkis/Hotch...94133/10002/-1

Eibach: http://www.maximummotorsports.com/in...n_page=install

MM: http://www.maximummotorsports.com/in...n_page=install


I think the Steeda one is a good compromise between price and better then stock performance. Unless you can find a cobra in a junkyard and grab one off that.

Pilks 07-23-2009 06:23 PM

I was looking at this guy right here
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

figured cobra rear sway bar was larger than 25mm.

Since my car did not have one, i figure this is better than nothing, and its OE - replacement

spike_africa 07-23-2009 07:13 PM

The Steeda one is almost the same price and is gonna be better then an OEM piece for sure.

bassman97 07-23-2009 08:25 PM

I was stashing away my old one in case I need it in the future but it seems that a stiffer one would be more in tune to what I need later on. Let me know if you're interested.

spike_africa 07-23-2009 08:48 PM

That's the way to go if you don't care about getting one that is stiffer then stock. Stock ones are pretty good for most people anyhow.

96TangerineBossGT 07-25-2009 02:34 PM

I picked one up from the junkyard for my 94 GT for 20 bucks. The replacement came from a wrecked 94 GT and measured 24mm. The one on my 96 GT measures 25mm and the one on my 95 V6 measures 21mm, just for reference. I have seen stock replacement Cobra sway bars listed as 25mm so it would seem that is the largest stock sway bar available for these SN-95s.


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