broke my rear sway bar, now what

andystang

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the other day i went up and inclined driveway and the rear swaybar just snapped on one side. what is a good aftermarket unit to go with?

 

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a 94-98 Stock replacment swaybar

http://www.maximummotorsports.com/stockswaybar.asp

I'm not 100% about the 94-95 but the solids do break once in awhile but very rare

 

andystang

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yeah thats exactly where mine broke, right at the mounting hole.

 

andystang

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i just took it off, is it ok to ride around without one for a little while?

 

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andystang said:

i just took it off, is it ok to ride around without one for a little while?

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Yes, the V6 mustangs don't come with them stock so it's save to say you can drive without it, just replace it soon though because there is a big difference of handling

 

Zero Signal

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I went a year without mine since I broke the second one. The stock suspension sucks anyway so I didn't notice it hurting much, but it will be the first thing to get fixed once the suspension mods go on.

 

WHITE94COBRA

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Find a 94-95 cobra one there stronger and thicker, or you could get the steeda one if they still have em.

 

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Its common for our cars. I added the Steeda adjustable sway bar out back for added stability and to take the pressure off the stock one. Steeda sells a replacement bar that's 25% thicker/stronger for like $125.

 

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If you have stiffer shocks and springs I would recommend getting a stock cobra one. Its actually softer than our stock one. THe cobras came with stiffer spring rates and shock valving and therefore didnt require such a stiff swaybar. Contrary to what other people have been saying above. If you dragrace then you may want to consider a stiffer swaybar but your oversteer will increase noticably in rain/snow (basically low traction conditions). If this is a street driver and you wanna keep it cheap, get a cobra one. But yea, you could drive w/o it for a while it wont hurt anything and its still perfectly safe. Our cars arent known for understeering anyways.

 

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Oh wait you have a cobra. Just get a stock replacement.

 

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Previous owner of my car either took the rear sway bar off or broke it, so I need one. How does this one look?

 

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95strokerPSU said:

Previous owner of my car either took the rear sway bar off or broke it, so I need one. How does this one look?

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$80 for a crap ebay guy swaybar

 

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tomustang said:

Yes, the V6 mustangs don't come with them stock so it's save to say you can drive without it, just replace it soon though because there is a big difference of handling

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Actually, not entirely correct. I can't quote for other model years, but my 94 V6 came with a rear swaybar. I don't know if it's the same as the 94-95 GT swaybar or not. I also have the stock k-member brace. Didn't have a strut tower brace, tho.

 

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tomustang said:

$80 for a crap ebay guy swaybar

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Yeah that one is crap. I found it real quick right as I was leaving work. I think I'm just gonna get a new cobra one. Any ideas who will have the best price? Guess I'll check out John Bleakley Ford.

 

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I was told the cobra one was thicker and stronger on front and rear due to the fact it had stiffer springs and no tower brace????? Please correct me if i'm wrong.

 

andystang

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i just broke the COBRA rear swaybar

 

hillie16

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I'm on my second one of those, and my second set of rear UCA's. I'm not putting down that much power, but somehow I kept coming home with broken stuff every time I went to the track. Not that it matters now though. Car has been parked one place or another since August '04 At least now I finally have a garage to keep it in.

 

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mine was broken for a good two months or so... I ended up welding it back together instead of buying a new one. Its held up great