widefoot sway bar mounts
12-02-10, 08:20 AM
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To make sure I'm clear - the mounts, bushings and the pedal extender by themselves are top notch and I still believe they are the best you could buy, (but can't any longer).
This is a vendor issue if you will - David no longer works where he has ready access to the machine shop, so you end up with an unacceptably long wait time - coupled with zero communication. Not a good combination.
I don't want this to degrade into a personal attack - I just want to inform potential buyers of a significant change to his working status with regards to the products as well as the extraordinary wait time, (9+ mos in my case, and I'm the only one who got anything from him in that time).
Also - since I mentioned it before, I now been paid the refund for the parts not delivered.
-Bob
This is a vendor issue if you will - David no longer works where he has ready access to the machine shop, so you end up with an unacceptably long wait time - coupled with zero communication. Not a good combination.
I don't want this to degrade into a personal attack - I just want to inform potential buyers of a significant change to his working status with regards to the products as well as the extraordinary wait time, (9+ mos in my case, and I'm the only one who got anything from him in that time).
Also - since I mentioned it before, I now been paid the refund for the parts not delivered.
-Bob
12-02-10, 10:27 AM
#28
That is unfortunate. David's parts were incredibly well designed and built.
The alternative is to use the Mazdaspeed/Mazda Competition sway bar mounts. Apparently they can be sourced from:
- Mazdamotorsports
- AWR Racing (who makes them) - http://store.awrracing.com/products/...-RX%252d7.html
- Mazdatrix
The alternative is to use the Mazdaspeed/Mazda Competition sway bar mounts. Apparently they can be sourced from:
- Mazdamotorsports
- AWR Racing (who makes them) - http://store.awrracing.com/products/...-RX%252d7.html
- Mazdatrix
12-02-10, 04:18 PM
#30
The action of the sway bar will "walk" the rubber insert out of the bushing. I've had it fixed once, this time I am just going back to standard bushings.
The problem can be negated by getting the bushings aligned perfectly, which requires shims. Shim, adjust, tighten, shim, adjust, tighten,...
I can never seem to get it as good as it needs to be.
12-02-10, 04:41 PM
#31
My experience so far with the bronze bushings is that that are far too much trouble.
The action of the sway bar will "walk" the rubber insert out of the bushing. I've had it fixed once, this time I am just going back to standard bushings.
The problem can be negated by getting the bushings aligned perfectly, which requires shims. Shim, adjust, tighten, shim, adjust, tighten,...
I can never seem to get it as good as it needs to be.
The action of the sway bar will "walk" the rubber insert out of the bushing. I've had it fixed once, this time I am just going back to standard bushings.
The problem can be negated by getting the bushings aligned perfectly, which requires shims. Shim, adjust, tighten, shim, adjust, tighten,...
I can never seem to get it as good as it needs to be.
Good to know.
I use his regular mounts with regular sway bar bushings so never had to deal with that fun stuff.
12-02-10, 04:42 PM
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No, they will not.
I ended up ordering the Mazda Competition mounts from AWR Racing and have been very pleased with them. Very sturdy construction, and they'll fit with the Blitz FMIC and the extension for the rad mount with no cutting at all. You just have to bend the existing rad mount back a bit, doesn't damage it.
I ended up ordering the Mazda Competition mounts from AWR Racing and have been very pleased with them. Very sturdy construction, and they'll fit with the Blitz FMIC and the extension for the rad mount with no cutting at all. You just have to bend the existing rad mount back a bit, doesn't damage it.
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