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Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension - Q Grip

Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
To make room for the antiroll... 
   
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Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
To make room for the antiroll bar, first remove the rear sway bar. The car we used for the install was Steeda's top-tier Q650, which was obviously already upgraded with Steeda's rear bar.
Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
The antiroll-bar mount first... 
   
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Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
The antiroll-bar mount first bolts to the stock sway-bar mount. With this in place, you can use the billet mount as a guide for welding this additional mount tab to the chassis.
Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
It's necessary to weld new... 
   
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Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
It's necessary to weld new tabs onto the rearend housing to attach the antiroll bar's spherical rod ends. Once you've welded on all the new tabs, be sure to paint these areas to keep rust at bay.
Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
Here's the finished product.... 
   
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Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
Here's the finished product. Steeda's in-house shoe Scott Boda has been testing this piece, and the results have been drama-free launches.
Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
The front crossmember in the... 
   
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Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
The front crossmember in the S197 acts as a mount for the front sway bar and the cradle for the radiator. Steeda's tubular, chrome-moly unit does the job with a lot less bulk.
Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
While drag racers may want... 
   
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Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
While drag racers may want to forgo a front sway bar altogether, the Steeda crossmember allows you to retain the sway bar for the street.
Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
We used Steeda's in-progress... 
   
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Steeda S197 Mustang Suspension
We used Steeda's in-progress road-race car for the crossmember install, as it was easier to see what was going on. As you can see, there's a lot less metal on the front of the car with the new crossmember in place.
Steeda Autosports
(954) 960-0774

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