What's the difference between these sway bars?

[BluePonyGT]

How do these compare?

The rear sway bar from Steeda:

https://www.steeda.com/steeda-mustang-rear-sway-bar-2015-555-1016.html

and their "drag" version:

https://www.steeda.com/steeda-mustang-drag-race-rear-sway-bar-2015-2016-gt-ecoboost-v6-555-1018.html

...and the ones from Ford Performance like the one in this kit:

https://www.steeda.com/ford-racing-mustang-performance-sway-bar-kit-2015-gt-161-m-5490-e.html

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[gqllc007]

How do these compare?

The rear sway bar from Steeda:

https://www.steeda.com/steeda-mustang-rear-sway-bar-2015-555-1016.html

and their "drag" version:

https://www.steeda.com/steeda-mustang-drag-race-rear-sway-bar-2015-2016-gt-ecoboost-v6-555-1018.html

...and the ones from Ford Performance like the one in this kit:

https://www.steeda.com/ford-racing-mustang-performance-sway-bar-kit-2015-gt-161-m-5490-e.html

I can't help with those but I just Eibach front and rear sway bars installed in the middle position and I am very happy with their performance over stock. Much less body roll and flatter cornering. I traded my 06 Porsche boxster for the 17 Mustang so I was prepared for driving boat compared to the boxster LOL The Eibach helped...it's no boxster but at least it's not a Cadillac now.
I did not lower or change any other parts of my suspension

 

[Nagare]

The drag one is fixed and presumably a touch lighter, the other is adjustable.

The Ford Performance one is thinner and non-adjustable as well. I think that one you linked for FP is the Street one which is equal to what comes on a Performance Pack car.

 

[tj@steeda]

How do these compare?

The rear sway bar from Steeda:

https://www.steeda.com/steeda-mustang-rear-sway-bar-2015-555-1016.html

and their "drag" version:

https://www.steeda.com/steeda-mustang-drag-race-rear-sway-bar-2015-2016-gt-ecoboost-v6-555-1018.html

...and the ones from Ford Performance like the one in this kit:

https://www.steeda.com/ford-racing-mustang-performance-sway-bar-kit-2015-gt-161-m-5490-e.html

We can recommend a swaybar based on your goals - for the Steeda swaybars listed above, Our standard rear swaybar is up to 2.4 times stiffer than stock and the drag bar is 3x stiffer than stock.

Shoot me your contact info & we'll get you dialed-in.

TJ

 

[BluePonyGT]

The drag one is fixed and presumably a touch lighter, the other is adjustable.

The Ford Performance one is thinner and non-adjustable as well. I think that one you linked for FP is the Street one which is equal to what comes on a Performance Pack car.

Thought so on the Ford Performance option. I'm in a non-PP Premium GT, so that would be a step up, but not by much.

 

[BluePonyGT]

We can recommend a swaybar based on your goals - for the Steeda swaybars listed above, Our standard rear swaybar is up to 2.4 times stiffer than stock and the drag bar is 3x stiffer than stock.

Shoot me your contact info & we'll get you dialed-in.

TJ

PM sent!

I'm simply trying to improve the handling of the car. Wheels/tires are on the way, as well as PP stiffening components I'm missing in the front, but I'm concerned about the IRS and rear subframe alignment as well as the understeer in the car. Wheel hop, any lateral movement in the rear and oversteer are the issues I'm thinking about.

 

[Roadway 5.0]

I recommend getting adjustable bars for both front and rear on a base; you can really stiffen things up considering you’re current springs. If, down the road, you go for stiffer coil springs you can easily dial-back your swaybar tension and have the Goldilocks effect: just right.

Steeda bars are hands-down the best built pieces on the market for a multitude of performance-related and build-quality reasons. Stick with them.

 

[Dr. Norts]

The drag one is fixed and presumably a touch lighter, the other is adjustable.

The Ford Performance one is thinner and non-adjustable as well. I think that one you linked for FP is the Street one which is equal to what comes on a Performance Pack car.

Those sway bars he linked come in the Ford performance track handling pack and are stiffer than the PP bars. The PP / street handling pack sways are the same and are black.

Track ones are blue like the Link. Also the blue track ones have no stops on the front sway bar. You'll need yo get some clamp on ones.

 

[VinnAY]

I use the Steeda drag bar on my PP and I really honestly considered how many times I'm going to jack that thing up and pull the wheels and try settings on other bars and my answer was I wasn't going to do that. So drag bar it was. I couldn't be happier with it along with my other Steeda goodies that greatly improved this car's handling.

 

[tj@steeda]

Vinnay!... thank you, my friend, for your feedback!

 

[BluePonyGT]

Wow awesome info.

Since I’m starting out with a non-PP GT Premium I’m really starting under water so to speak on the handling anyway. The ford performance street sway bars would actually be a step up for me.

Not that I’d take that approach, but it sounds like simply getting a rear sway bar isn’t a good plan. I’d have to get a front and back.

What about links? Can I stick with the stock ones?

 

[NightmareMoon]

Stock endlinks work pretty well in the rear.

The front endlinks tend to bend pretty quickly. They don't bend much so IDK how much it matters, but yeah, I'd do the front endlinks.

If you want to use a mildly increased rear swaybar to dial out some understeer, that works fine. I'd recommend the Strano rear bar for that because its less stiff than most aftermarket rear bars, and won't overpower the stock front bar as much. However if you're trying to use swaybars to dial out body roll, then you'll want to upgrade both bars so you can keep the handling relatively neutral. Doing too much only on one end of the car will cause too much bias to understeer (if stiff front bar) or oversteer (if stiff rear bar).

 

[Bonefish]

So what is what is the actual size of the PP sway bars? Trying to compare as I was looking at the BMR ones and Steeda. If PP are similar size then what’s the real advantage?

 

[GreenS550]

I have the Ford Performance bars (3rd) with the Steeda Pro-action shocks/struts and the car is quiet and handles well. Fairly flat. The Ford Perfromance bars use oem style rubber bushings, not prothane or poly. They are quiet which was important to me. They are fairly stiff. You will need to change the struts/shocks to avoid a squirmy feeling, though.

 

[BluePonyGT]

Stock endlinks work pretty well in the rear.

The front endlinks tend to bend pretty quickly. They don't bend much so IDK how much it matters, but yeah, I'd do the front endlinks.

If you want to use a mildly increased rear swaybar to dial out some understeer, that works fine. I'd recommend the Strano rear bar for that because its less stiff than most aftermarket rear bars, and won't overpower the stock front bar as much. However if you're trying to use swaybars to dial out body roll, then you'll want to upgrade both bars so you can keep the handling relatively neutral. Doing too much only on one end of the car will cause too much bias to understeer (if stiff front bar) or oversteer (if stiff rear bar).

Thanks for that. Yep, I dumped the idea of just replacing the rear. I'll have to save my pennies and replace both, and I'll probably replace the links front/back because I'm OCD that way.

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