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SteedaGus 8/15/11 09:39 AM

Steeda Adjustable Rear Swaybar 05-2012
 
Our new adjustable rear swaybar offers 3 positions of adjustment for fine tuning of handling balance. Starting with the softest position each adjustment position changes stiffness by 8% for a total fine tuning range of 16%.

Compared to the 2011 Mustang 7/8" swaybar our adjustable bar is 142% stiffer at the softest setting, 150% in the middle setting, and 158% at the stiffest setting. For vehicles equipped with a 1" rear bar our adjustable bar will provide an increases in stiffness of 67%, 75% and 83%.

Our adjustable rear swaybar can be used with the stock front swaybar or is a great complement to our adjustable front swaybar for the widest range of adjustment and fine tuning.

http://www.steeda.com/store/images/p...e-rear-bar.jpg


http://www.steeda.com/store/ford-mus...r-swaybar.html

HoosierDaddy 8/15/11 09:57 AM

Nice product.

I've always wondered why you can't buy infinitely adjustable bars for street cars like used in our racing vehicles? The manufacturing costs wouldn't seem to be that much more. Is it that they don't have a long enough lifespan?

For readers unfamiliar, some race vehicles use a flattened bar instead of round. The bar can be rotated to any angle. So its extremely stiff if trying to bend parallel to the flat but very easy perpendicular to it.

wproctor411 8/15/11 11:09 AM

This sway bar looks very nice under the car. This eliminated any roll. http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...aCompSways.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...teedaStuff.jpg

CO_VaporGT_09 8/15/11 12:26 PM

Gus, is this bar hollow, solid, and what diameter?

It looks straight -- does it fit Watts links at all? What about convertibles?

SteedaGus 8/16/11 06:59 AM


Originally Posted by CO_VaporGT_09 (Post 6122787)
Gus, is this bar hollow, solid, and what diameter?

It looks straight -- does it fit Watts links at all? What about convertibles?

It clears a Watts Link and our big 11" rear spyder wheels, but does not fit convertibles.

It is a 1 1/4 inch solid bar.

CO_VaporGT_09 8/16/11 08:02 AM


Originally Posted by SteedaGus (Post 6123194)
It is a 1 1/4 inch solid bar.

Beefy! Does that require different inserts in the body links?

SteedaGus 8/16/11 08:19 AM

Have to make a correction here. Its actually a 1 1/4 inch tubular bar. Its capped at the ends so when I took a brief look at it I thought it was solid, but it is actually tubular.

SteedaGus 8/16/11 08:19 AM


Originally Posted by CO_VaporGT_09 (Post 6123218)
Beefy! Does that require different inserts in the body links?

If you are referring to bushing inserts yes and they are included.

CO_VaporGT_09 8/16/11 05:49 PM

I woulda thought it'd be tubular -- solid 1 1/4" would be very heavy.

Thanks!

zilla8 8/16/11 10:16 PM

Gus can ya just stop it :) I just got my shifter bracket today and now I'm looking at sway bars.My wife saw me looking at the Steeda catalog and asked if they sold cabinets and drapes lol

SteedaGus 8/17/11 09:20 AM


Originally Posted by zilla8 (Post 6123706)
Gus can ya just stop it :) I just got my shifter bracket today and now I'm looking at sway bars.My wife saw me looking at the Steeda catalog and asked if they sold cabinets and drapes lol

LOL!! At least she has a sense of humor about it.. :nice:

magnido45 8/17/11 09:40 AM

So my stock 2011 GT doesn't come equipped w/ a rear sway bar? Now you have my attention...

zilla8 8/17/11 10:48 AM


Originally Posted by magnido45 (Post 6123846)
So my stock 2011 GT doesn't come equipped w/ a rear sway bar? Now you have my attention...

Oh no We have both front and rear sway bars just not adjustable like this one

and they are probably different diameter.I've actually upgraded just about everything except my swaybars and now I'm thinking about going whole hogg and doing the sways too.

magnido45 8/17/11 11:10 AM


Originally Posted by zilla8 (Post 6123887)
Oh no We have both front and rear sway bars just not adjustable like this one

and they are probably different diameter.I've actually upgraded just about everything except my swaybars and now I'm thinking about going whole hogg and doing the sways too.

Thanks, zilla8!!! Now I know :)

Locotone07 8/17/11 02:59 PM

What prevents it from working on a 12 vert?

CO_VaporGT_09 8/17/11 04:11 PM

The convertible stabilizing/stiffening bars, unless the AR bar is bent to go around it (not by you, but by the factory/maker), it won't fit. And you don't want to give up those bars.

SteedaGus 8/24/11 08:17 AM


Originally Posted by CO_VaporGT_09 (Post 6124026)
The convertible stabilizing/stiffening bars, unless the AR bar is bent to go around it (not by you, but by the factory/maker), it won't fit. And you don't want to give up those bars.

Correct, you do not want to remove those bars.


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