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stangsman · Jan 22, 2006

I just installed a Tokico suspension kit - non adjustable blues, struts and shocks and lowering springs. This suspension kit made a big difference in the handling, best upgrade next to my 3.73 gears. I like the handling so much that I want more of a good thing. I'm thinking about installing a thicker front sway bar on my '95 stang. Is this upgrade worth it or will the difference be so small that it's not worth the money. Steeda claims that their bar will make my car stiffer by 66%. Does anyone have any worthwhile experience about a stock sway bar vs an aftermarket.

bimmertech · Jan 22, 2006

i have a kenny brown med/heavy duty sway bar with adj endlinks, i like it alot and was able to notice an immediate improvement. i would also like to suggest a panhard bar, very nice upgrade. do you have caster/camber plates? if not, then put that #1 on your list.

VibrantRedGT · Jan 22, 2006

I have a Steeda front bar the stock rear bar with an additional adjustable rear sway bar from Steeda. It made a noticeable difference. But then again I installed Steeda lower/upper control arms at the same time.

CManT1914 · Jan 22, 2006

I installed some Eibach sway bars on mine forever ago, and I noticed a nice improvement. It wasn't as great of an improvement as the springs, sfc's, or control arms, but it was noticeable.

EDIT: I just noticed you don't have subframe connectors. Get those NOW!! They will make 100x bigger difference than sway bars! Get full-length, welded in.

stangsman · Jan 22, 2006

Sounds like upper and lower control arms are better for the next upgrade over the sway bar. Yes I do have full length sfc welded in, which was done after the suspension kit. But I hardly notice any difference. Would cast/camber really make a big difference on a street driven car?
I do have wheel hop with my car.
Here are my other upgrades so far and some pics:

pro 5.0 shifter, bbk l/t headers matching catted h-pipe, mac cat back, 3.73, k&n drop in replacement filter, saleen replicas wheels, s-281 wing. Cobra 13in brake upgrade next.

http://groups.msn.com/Sal123321/shoebox.msnw

bimmertech · Jan 23, 2006

stangsman said:
Sounds like upper and lower control arms are better for the next upgrade over the sway bar. Yes I do have full length sfc welded in, which was done after the suspension kit. But I hardly notice any difference. Would cast/camber really make a big difference on a street driven car?
I do have wheel hop with my car.
Here are my other upgrades so far and some pics:

pro 5.0 shifter, bbk l/t headers matching catted h-pipe, mac cat back, 3.73, k&n drop in replacement filter, saleen replicas wheels, s-281 wing. Cobra 13in brake upgrade next.

http://groups.msn.com/Sal123321/shoebox.msnw

cc plates make a big diff. i would not waste money on uca's, get some stock replacements with stock replacement bushings. lca's will really tame the wheel hop. i would do cc plates, center drilled rack bushings, bumpsteer kit, lca's, panhard bar, sway bar. in that order, depending of course on what you want your car to do.

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