Cobra vs GT parts... tower brace difference?

ratio411 · Apr 17, 2011

Okay, so we put the stock Cobra intake on my son's 94 GT today.

I made sure to get the 94-95 Cobra intake so that it could go back together stock with a clean fit/appearance.

Well, that plan didn't work so well.

The tower brace won't go back on.

So, now I assume that the 94-95 Cobras had a different tower brace than GTs???

The car is a convertible GT, and the stock Cobra intake is on without any spacers or mods.

GTA_V6_Mustang · Apr 17, 2011

yes it is a different one. when i did it on my old mustang what i ended up doing was getting a 351 MM strut tower brace.

revhead347 · Apr 17, 2011

Yeah, that is the sucky part, because aftermarket tower braces are pretty pricey. You can leave the strut tower brace off though. Most people say they can't even feel the difference.

Kurt

toyman · Apr 17, 2011

I thought the 94-95 Cobras didn't have a STB.

Last5.0 · Apr 17, 2011

They didn't come with one from the factory, but Ford Motorsports (alonge with a few other companies) made one to clear aftermarket intakes and it also clears the cobra intake. I have one. It goes around the front of the intake instead of over it like the stock brace does.

spartanpride · Apr 17, 2011

I've wondered that too, so no harm in just leaving the tower brace off??

ratio411 · Apr 18, 2011

Well... the way I look at it is that Fox bodies never had an STB, and they were around in many forms for many years before 1994, and they were okay I suppose.

My son is a teenager, and doesn't 'hot dog' the car, nor does it even make enough power to twist anything up, so I am comfortable leaving it off.

We have been trying to give the car some power, but it is still a slug.

Last5.0 · Apr 18, 2011

Do you have subframe connectors installed? That should be one of the first mods you do. It helps a ton with chassis stiffness.

tomustang · Apr 18, 2011

spartanpride said:
I've wondered that too, so no harm in just leaving the tower brace off??

No harm, unless you got a convertible. The strut towers are strong enough to not need one

ratio411 · Apr 18, 2011

Ours is a convertible...
What did Cobra verts use in 94-95?

ProKiller · Apr 18, 2011

94-95 cobras didn't have a strut tower brace.

toyman · Apr 18, 2011

ratio411 said:
Ours is a convertible...
What did Cobra verts use in 94-95?

As stated previously, the 94-95 Cobras didn't have a STB. I also have a 'vert with a KB bolted on and no STB. Had to remove it as it doesn't clear the KB. However, full length sub frame connectors (SFC's) should be welded in.

blksn955.o · Apr 19, 2011

Yep, only the gt and cobra R had the strut tower brace from the factory.

Get full length weld in sub frame connectors if your worried about stiffness...then if want look for a aftermarket STB. Mine has been off for years and did not notice it one bit but I did have full length sub frame connectors installed prior to removing the STB.

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