TAMAatWork

Hi All,


I installed Tein Flex coilovers this weekend and when I was installing the fronts I noticed my sway bar mounts were bent. The left one is very badly bent and the right one only slightly bent.

I have looked on a few sites for aftermarker reinforced sway bar mounts and only come across one site, SRMotorsports.com. http://www.srmotorsports.com/sr93susp.html They want 300 for them.

Do any of you know of any other manufacturers that have them? Any that are less than 300?

Also do any of you own or recommend Pettit Racing's swaybar reinforcer? http://www.pettitracing.com/sections/Suspension.html


Thanks,
Joseph
'94 Black & Tan Beast

rynberg

There's the Widefoot mounts that quite a few people use. I think they're about the same price as the SR Motorsports mounts.

Their site's down right now but it's www.widefootracing.com

BTW, the sway brace reinforcer that Pettit sells is actually a Racing Beat part -- marked up $20.....
By all accounts, it seems to be a good piece.

TAMAatWork

Thanks. But is that site under construction for now?

-Joseph

7racer

Joseph,

about Widefoot. Just do a search for David Breslau and mounts...somewhere on here there is his contact info. I just purchased a set from him like a month ago and I can easily say that these are the best quality pieces that I have ever put on my car!

When I first got them I was like man this is it?? But the quality is beyond first rate. It is one solid (I think billet) block of aluminum. It raises the mount of the sway bar also to lessen the chance of hitting anything in the future and bending things again.

The best part is installing them...they fit PERFECTLY!! And when you put them in you really appreciate the subtle engineering that he did. On the side there is an additional plate that secures to the frame to really give it strength and rigity....

I HIGHLY recommend the piece...pm me if you have any questions

7racer

Series7....

I don't have a digital camera....but I should have gotten one for the install. I commented on the install when I had it done in a shop here in dallas (see the South forum)....

To tell you the truth...the mounts are probably overkill, if you plan on tracking your car...its a nice upgrade if you bent yours previously, if not...save some money and get the stock ones...REALLY...

I was just impressed on the fit...and finish...IT WAS SOO EASY TO INSTALL!!

The only bar that I know it doesn't work on is the Tripoint bar with the bronze bushings...the regular tripoint bar (the one I got) works fine...

PVerdieck

Here

http://reganrotaryracing.tripod.com/tripoint.htm

There are what I will get.

7racer

thanks Pverdieck!

i forgot that he had that posted....

I think he change the color but otherwise it is the same. It really is a nice piece

PVerdieck

If you aren't going to upgrade the stock anti-sway bar, and not beat the crap out of the car, the stock ones are fine. Otherwise they suck ***. The quickest way to ruin the front is to upgrade the sway bar and run some SCCA events.

novaz

On that thought, does anyone here use the Racing Beat sway bar mount brace?

http://www.rxecret7.com/fronswaybarr.html

Does anyone know of a Japanese part similar to this?

(Living in New Zealand, parts from Japan are cheap and shipping is a breeze - parts from the US are not)

LetsGO7

iTrader: (2)

RE Amamiya has a NEW sway bar mounts with a brace in one piece. It's on there website if you could read and find it. Also it was on option Feb or March. (Option and RE Amamiya site are both in Japanese)

http://www.re-amemiya.co.jp/new_part...brige_bar.html

-joe

cartervs

I was able to hang my JDM HKS Purple front sway bar from the Widefoot Mount. That mount is a coffee table are piece. As well as strong...Carter

M104-AMG

iTrader: (8)

If I'm going to keep the stock front swaybar, and compete in autocross, should I get the Racing Beat (aka, Pettit Racing) reinforcement or the one for A-Spec, or something else?

Thanks,
:-) neil

RacingBeat/Pettit Racing ($89/$99)



A-Spec Tuning ($260)

DamonB

Stock, Street Prepared and Street Touring classes allow aftermarket front sway bar mounts but the mounts cannot be tied together. That makes both the Racing Beat brace and the A-Spec Tuning pieces shown illegal for any class other than Street Modified, Prepared or Modified.

From the rules:

"Non-standard lateral members which connect between the brackets for the bar are not permitted."

turbojeff

iTrader: (30)

SM2 is a great class for the FD, popular mods fit well in that class. ASP is restrictive with engine control (boost control) radiators and other popular FD mods. SS is a good class to perfect your driving skills but the C5 and now C6 with the same level driver will smoke a FD.

Go SM2 and you'll love it.

93silverbullet

iTrader: (7)

I just got mine from AWR. Cost was $134.00 +S&H. Here's the link: http://www.awrracing.com/pages/rx/rxsusp.htmlInstall was a snap!

eyecandy

iTrader: (19)

How much larger are they from stock?

M104-AMG

iTrader: (8)

Since these are NOT tied laterally, then it looks like it will work in Super Stock.

BTW: the Tri-point swaybar reinforcement is also approved for Super Stock as well. Anyone know how much they are ?

:-) neil

Tri-point

DamonB

Too much. $125 just for the braces from Mazda Motorsports; I would expect Tripoint to be about the same. I would just buy stronger aftermarket mounts that don't need the braces. You only need the braces if you also run the solid bushings for the Tripoint bar shown in the pic. I happen to use the braces because I bought the whole package at a great deal, but if I were buying it new I would get the Tripoint bar with plain bushings and then use stronger mounts with no braces.

azn akira

i picked one of those up when i was in japan a few weeks ago. the fitment is good, but i havent gotten a chance to drive hard with it on yet.

DamonB

Web page says $175

RedAnotherDimension

I picked up the one from rotary extreme. Give Chuck a call, great service
http://www.rotaryextreme.com/fdindex.html

LDawg

Shows $134.00 for me. Front Sway Bar Mounts (P/N 01-E403), right?

93silverbullet

iTrader: (7)

Yep.. it's $134.00!

DamonB

That part says "needle bearing mounting blocks" and is listed for use in EP or ITS which means those are not FD parts, they are FC parts. Notice how everything else on that page is for an FC?

Either you don't remember what you payed, they were on sale at the time or I can't read

The FD part is $175:

93silverbullet

iTrader: (7)

Good catch DamonB! I stand corrected... I did some research when I got home last nigt. Went looking through my receipts. I actually paid less than the listed $175 because I bought my AWR radiator at the same time. $50.00 savings.

Sorry for the confusion..