[grandskam]

P-51,Sep 10 2007, 04: Wrote:Yes, the 28mm rear bar is rediculous, and no serious performance drivers are using them.  You are basically taking the wonderful independent rear suspension that Ford worked so hard to give us, and locking it up so it can hardly move.

As for the control arms failing, it doesn't have much to do with how you drive.  It's just a matter of time, and the roads you drive on.  Every time one wheel hits a bump, your control arm now flexes more than it was designed to, it's taking all the load.

I don't even recommend 25mm rear bars unless you also have stiffer springs and shocks. 

How do you figure you're getting "more stability" from this?  It makes it oversteer more.  I also have a wagon and probably load it more than anybody else (full trunk, rooftop basket, towing a trailer) and there are no stability problems.
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Wait, the sway bar makes the chassis more rigid, not the suspension. Also the control arms move freely regardless of bumps. regardless, I plan on reinforcing them tomorrow when I get the oil changed. Not a big deal really, but your posts make you sound like you're stressing out LOL, and no I'm not a serious performance driver, nor do I pretend to be, or want to be. The bar was not for racing purposes. Oversteer shmoversteer lmao, I won't really know until winter so I'll see what it's like with snow rubber, and then go from there. It's easy to swap out so maybe I'll just use it in the summer if it's terrible in the snow...either way it's not rediculous lol don't be such a negative nancy all your life :o