Spinjockey Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 So this last weekend I noticed some clunking from the drivers rear when I went over small to medium bumps. Sounded like the spare bouncing around in the well (I put in a full size spare recently). Got out tightened it down some more, drove away. Still there. Got to the mall, parked and found out my rear drivers side sway bar tab broke off! I'm running the Cobb bars all around with stock struts/springs. I didn't have a breaker bar when I when to install the bars so I didn't put the re-enforcement bracket on when I installed them. I was thinking was Cusco sells bars w/o them, I'll put them on later. (It's on in the pict because I wanted to see if I could band-aid it until fixed.) Car's never been autox'd/raced and bars were only installed ~3 months ago! Looking at the bracket I'm guessing it was defective such that when they welded the nut on it wasn't correctly annealed. I'm having a shop weld it back on and put some extra metal stock on as re-enforcement and I'll be using the extra cobb bracket as well. I'll snap some picts of the fix once it's worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuxtaGT Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Crappy! I think this may be one of the first of us that has actually broken the mount. going to have to think harder about getting the reiforcement brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinlsb Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 COBB sent those re-enforcements for a reason! A good one! The stock mounts are toys. "Belief does not make truth. Evidence makes truth. And belief does not make evidence." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinjockey Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 So the repair shop screwed up and didn't re-enforced them as I asked, just bent them back and welded them back on for $125. Running with the extra Cobb supplied supports, when I break one I'll have round stock helded on either side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulderguy Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I'm having trouble with mine too. some deformation, some bending, one side is bent a few degrees forward from vertical. I've also noticed that one side of the car sits a little lower than the other, which I think may be a result of the deformation. I'm thinking I may weld some reinforcements over the stock mounts, maybe some 1/8" steel plate (like the cobb mounts, but attached at the top to keep everything vertical). The more I think about these flimsy mounts the more I think that firming them up will make a pronounced effect to the sway bar functioning. Has anyone actually done this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo69 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 do these Cobb sway bar mount reinforcements work with the cusco lower arm bars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBlueGT Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 do these Cobb sway bar mount reinforcements work with the cusco lower arm bars? Yes, I have both. Full tune of 68HTA, KSTech 73 MAF, Racer X FMIC and ID1000s................by the DataLog Mafia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgt Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I've also noticed that one side of the car sits a little lower than the other, which I think may be a result of the deformation. I think that is a common thing. My car is lower on one side but only in the rear. Is yours the same way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulderguy Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Yeah, by about a 1/2". The test will be when I disconnect the rear sway & see if it levels out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo69 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Yes, I have both. much appreciated sir! i am ordering this tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutter2k Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Looks like whiteline makes a mount as well. http://sutternow.com/pics/lgt/misc/whitelinecat.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutter2k Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 sti part image http://www.globalperformanceparts.com/images/KBR20-.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBlueGT Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Looks like whiteline makes a mount as well. http://sutternow.com/pics/lgt/misc/whitelinecat.jpg My guess is that the Whiteline reinforcing bracket fits JDM only as does the CUSCO. But maybe not. Full tune of 68HTA, KSTech 73 MAF, Racer X FMIC and ID1000s................by the DataLog Mafia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j0ebert Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I've seen a bigger RSB break off those tabs too. Same issue, RSB was his only suspension modification. Progress reinforcement works fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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