Should I buy (used) Front Sway Bar?

Gautam · 01-29-2001, 04:07 PM

Hi,
Ok, out of the blue I started looking into a front sway bar kit. I called up the mustang junk store and they have just the front sway bar only for $75CDN ($55US). I could probablly bargain the price.

So what's the word? Should I consider buying it? If I do, what parts do I need, and how easy is the install? Does anyone have any (closeup) pics of sway bar installation? What kind of things should I look out for before buying the bar? Someone recommended I get a sway bar from a fox GT.

BTW, My car's a (pretty much stock) 1989 5.0L LX.

Thanks!
Bye!

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Gautam N. Lad
http://www.cubicdesign.com
http://www.cubicdesign.com/mustang/

90dpscoupe · 01-29-2001, 04:44 PM

what happened to yours? well i took mine out, doesnt do me any good, plus i broke a bushing that holds it on at top.

So if you want mine i'll sell it for cheap, and im sure the lx sway is the same as a gt.

you'll have to get new end links, i wouldnt even want to have to put mine back on, it's a pain in the arse

Gautam · 01-29-2001, 05:24 PM

Hi,
Crap, I was confused between Sway Bars and Strut Tower Braces. Crap.

What I wanted was strut tower braces, and not sway bars. I guess I didn't do enough research.

Welp, if STRUT TOWER BRACES are worth it, then I'll call up the store to see if they have any used ones in good shape.

Bye!

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Gautam N. Lad
http://www.cubicdesign.com
http://www.cubicdesign.com/mustang/

SlowWhiteGT · 01-29-2001, 06:01 PM

Strut Tower Braces are a great mod. I have the Maximum Motorsport one, and I believe taht the strut braces are the same for 87-93. The sway bars in GT's and LX's are the same, and an aftermarket strut tower brace would be the same for all models. You might conside subframes instead of the strut tower brace, because that gives a more noticeable improvement.

LOCASH · 01-29-2001, 06:36 PM

Just don't get BBK. They look cheesey and the bolts rust.

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86 GT T-tops, AOD, B&M shift kit and hammer shifter, ROH wheels, K&N, Timing,MAC headers, 2.5 off road H, 2.5 American Thunder, 87 spindles, rear disc,SS lines, BBK 1.5, poly bushings, Steeda G-trac and subs, Strut bar.
"DRIVE LIKE YOU STOLE IT!"

NO SLO PK · 01-29-2001, 07:48 PM

Hey 90dps,

How much do you want for that sway bar?

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'91 LX
Procharger, 3 row intercooler, extrude honed Cobra intake, Mac full Length Headers, 30# inj., 73mm C&L, 75mm tb, E303 cam, 289 rods, ported E7 heads, MSD, T-Rex w/255 lph Walbro, 5 lug conversion, Cobra R wheels, 3.27 gears and Moser Axles.

90dpscoupe · 01-29-2001, 09:34 PM

I would let it go cheap, but the shipping would cost, and wouldnt be worth it, i just wish we were closer (hands are down)

01-29-2001, 04:07 PM	#1
Gautam Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Posts: 298	Should I buy (used) Front Sway Bar? Hi, Ok, out of the blue I started looking into a front sway bar kit. I called up the mustang junk store and they have just the front sway bar only for $75CDN ($55US). I could probablly bargain the price. So what's the word? Should I consider buying it? If I do, what parts do I need, and how easy is the install? Does anyone have any (closeup) pics of sway bar installation? What kind of things should I look out for before buying the bar? Someone recommended I get a sway bar from a fox GT. BTW, My car's a (pretty much stock) 1989 5.0L LX. Thanks! Bye! ------------------ Gautam N. Lad http://www.cubicdesign.com http://www.cubicdesign.com/mustang/

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01-29-2001, 04:44 PM	#2
90dpscoupe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: sanantonio, Tx, usa Posts: 1,407	what happened to yours? well i took mine out, doesnt do me any good, plus i broke a bushing that holds it on at top. So if you want mine i'll sell it for cheap, and im sure the lx sway is the same as a gt. you'll have to get new end links, i wouldnt even want to have to put mine back on, it's a pain in the arse

01-29-2001, 05:24 PM	#3
Gautam Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Posts: 298	Hi, Crap, I was confused between Sway Bars and Strut Tower Braces. Crap. What I wanted was strut tower braces, and not sway bars. I guess I didn't do enough research. Welp, if STRUT TOWER BRACES are worth it, then I'll call up the store to see if they have any used ones in good shape. Bye! ------------------ Gautam N. Lad http://www.cubicdesign.com http://www.cubicdesign.com/mustang/

01-29-2001, 06:01 PM	#4
SlowWhiteGT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Novato, (SF Bay Area) CA Posts: 20	Strut Tower Braces are a great mod. I have the Maximum Motorsport one, and I believe taht the strut braces are the same for 87-93. The sway bars in GT's and LX's are the same, and an aftermarket strut tower brace would be the same for all models. You might conside subframes instead of the strut tower brace, because that gives a more noticeable improvement.

01-29-2001, 06:36 PM	#5
LOCASH Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Santa Lucia di Budoia, Italy Posts: 217	Just don't get BBK. They look cheesey and the bolts rust. ------------------ 86 GT T-tops, AOD, B&M shift kit and hammer shifter, ROH wheels, K&N, Timing,MAC headers, 2.5 off road H, 2.5 American Thunder, 87 spindles, rear disc,SS lines, BBK 1.5, poly bushings, Steeda G-trac and subs, Strut bar. "DRIVE LIKE YOU STOLE IT!"

01-29-2001, 07:48 PM	#6
NO SLO PK Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Arcadia, CA, USA Posts: 731	Hey 90dps, How much do you want for that sway bar? ------------------ '91 LX Procharger, 3 row intercooler, extrude honed Cobra intake, Mac full Length Headers, 30# inj., 73mm C&L, 75mm tb, E303 cam, 289 rods, ported E7 heads, MSD, T-Rex w/255 lph Walbro, 5 lug conversion, Cobra R wheels, 3.27 gears and Moser Axles.

01-29-2001, 09:34 PM	#7
90dpscoupe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: sanantonio, Tx, usa Posts: 1,407	I would let it go cheap, but the shipping would cost, and wouldnt be worth it, i just wish we were closer (hands are down)