96 Cobra Sway Bars
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They are definitely better than the GT bars.
I had to remove my rear, so now I need to replace it with one that doesn't mount in the stock location and doesn't cost $300!
I had to remove my rear, so now I need to replace it with one that doesn't mount in the stock location and doesn't cost $300!
I think they're bigger around. Not necessarily better, but more solid. In my MMFF magazine they have a purple 95 GT that they road race. They switch sway bars with the track conditions, but they mostly use the thinner of their two sway bars IIRC.
This is coming from somebody that doesn't even run a front swaybar- I have my fun at the strip.
This is coming from somebody that doesn't even run a front swaybar- I have my fun at the strip.
Mustang Anti-sway Bars
Inside this link you'll find the following quote at the bottom of the page.
"Conclusions: The 27mm Cobra bar sway bar has about 2.4 times the stiffness of a 21mm V6 sway bar and about 1.8 times the stiffness of a 24mm GT sway bar. "
if one of the sway bars is missing... like the rear like mine lol.. just get the eibach ones. Theyr a little better and stiffer then the stockers.. but i mean for $150 bucks off tirerack... cant really beat it for a quick replacement..
So it looks as
Eibach swaybars
Front: 35mm tn Rear: 25mm sn
Stock:
96-1998 29mm (1.14") 27mm (1.06")
There might be some differences in materials used for both bars and whether they are hollow or solid. But it looks like the Eibach sway bars will make the cobra understeer more than stock.
Eibach swaybars
Front: 35mm tn Rear: 25mm sn
Stock:
96-1998 29mm (1.14") 27mm (1.06")
There might be some differences in materials used for both bars and whether they are hollow or solid. But it looks like the Eibach sway bars will make the cobra understeer more than stock.
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drive it like u stole it.. that is all
just the answer I wanted to hear :??::??:
Not necessarily, the stiffer front bar will keep the body from rolling as much and generating positive camber which is a main contributing factor to understeer. Depending on what spring rates you are at and how much static negative camber you are running up front, a stiffer front bar may or may not induce understeer, but typically a bigger front bar will help more that it hurts with understeer issues because our camber curve needs all the help it can get.
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Reviving old thread.....so is it worth while to upgrade the sway bars on a 96-98 cobra? Or just use the money on LCA, Panhard bar tq arm setup?
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A link update to this old thread using the Wayback Machine.
Holy old thread Batman. I posted in 2009!
Nice update though Tillerman. I wonder where Ciotti ended up?
He is still around on YouTube. Here is a link to an older playlist for the 96 Cobra.
The update is appreciated!
Long time since I created this thread. Since then I upgraded the swaybars to Eibach along with the rest of the suspension. Eibach springs, tokico shocks, LCA, UCA, etc. Car handled very well for what it is. Minimal sway in the turns and very predictable.
Wow old thread lol. But im not mad about it haha
I had/have eibach ones. The rear is removed and doesnt fit now so the MM adjustable one will be going in its place soon. The front remains Eibach for now and probably will.
Nice find on the list of Ciottis old videos. That would be my car in a few of those. Along with my parents garage at the time for the open exhaust one lol.
He currently resides in Atlanta. He makes alot of videos with drones now.
I had/have eibach ones. The rear is removed and doesnt fit now so the MM adjustable one will be going in its place soon. The front remains Eibach for now and probably will.
Nice find on the list of Ciottis old videos. That would be my car in a few of those. Along with my parents garage at the time for the open exhaust one lol.
He currently resides in Atlanta. He makes alot of videos with drones now.
Better yet... Run a MM adjustable bar
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