The front sway bar serves one main function: it prevents body roll by keeping the wheels close to the body during hard corning. Because of this, the Mustang has a tendency to not oversteer and be fun to drive.

In a very stiff setup, at high cornering speeds the inside tire may lift off of the ground. On the other extreme, without a front sway bar, you will get some body roll into hard cornering, but you will save weight and receive better weight transfer without a front sway bar. For drag strip applications, no sway bars are ideal, and handling can be regained through adjustable shocks/struts. (more…)

Along with the lifestyle of fast cars comes loud music. Even if you don’t listen to your favorite music that loud, the average Ford Mustang enthusiast just is not satisfied with the OEM stock speaker quality. Let’s just face the facts: stock OEM stereo equipment just isn’t up to par with the new technology out on the market these days. Granted, some Ford Mustang enthusiasts are satsfied with theMach 460 sound system from Ford, and others will pay high dollar for the crisp power of the Ford Mach 1000 system. Both of these OEM systems offer great power and sound in a factory fit location, but subtle improvements to even these systems could be taken to get you an even more crisp, clear, powerful sound of music for not too much money. (more…)

To lose about 80 lbs. of excess weight in a Ford Mustang, removal of the rear seat and spare tire are always a first for the Ford Mustang enthusiast. Aftermarket rear seat delete kits cost over $60 for a plain Jane piece of 1/4 plywood and carpeting, and for the high quality pieces, you could expect to fork over about $100. I chose to just carpet the areas in my car that were around and under the seat with 1/8″ marine carpeting. (more…)