Cobra Sway Bars

So I ordered some sway bars from a guy who was parting out a 98 Cobra for $100. Parts got here today so of course, they were also installed today. Was originally planning on painting them, but as Autozone was out of Ford Red paint and I wouldn't be bothered to wait, I installed em just as they were. First they arrived beautifully shipped from the seller in bubble wrap and duct tape, haha, but this cut down a lot on shipping costs, and my cost!

Jacking the car up was probably the scariest part because I am not used to working on cars like this and just the fact that this steel crushing contraption was relying on some tiny little jack that is supposed to be used for changing tires didn't comfort me! So I borrowed my dads truck jack too since I didn't want to risk only using one jack, and then grabbed the jackstands and started with the back, since there was nothing to take out there! Simply jacked up the back end, placed my jackstands under, took off the tires, dragged the sway bar underneath, unbolted my e-brake cable from the lower control arm, picked up the sway bar, and just put the e-brake cable back as I bolted in the sway bar. Repeated the procedure on both sides and then put it all back together. Immediate improvement just by adding on the rear sway bar, noticeably less body roll from the back and it feels like it stays in line much better with the car, much more of a snappy feeling!

The front seemed to be much harder and I really was going to put it off until I got help, but I decided just to go for it. Again, jacked up the car and got it all supported, took off the tires and followed the directions in the Haynes manual from there. Just took off the end-links on both sides, unbolted both brackets, and wiggled the bar out of the little liner things on the inside, wiggled the new bar in with new brackets already installed and installed the new end-links, with a little difficulty with the second side, but got it all bolted back down, put it all back together, and took another spin! This time, while not as drastic of a difference, still did seem to add to the responsiveness in steering and further reduced body roll.

Overall, great mod! Recommended if you can find them used, such as from MPSAutosalvage for Mustang owners or just from other users. If anyone needs a stock mustang front sway bar, let me know! After the improvement I got from this, I might consider going more into handling for my next few mods, maybe springs, shocks, struts, full length subframes, and strut tower brace... We'll see!