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EB Turbo 06-06-12 09:06 PM


Originally Posted by PandazRx-7 (Post 11115735)
Does the bronze bushing w/brace option require OEM sway bar mounts? I have the widefoot sway bar mounts which raises the mounting point bar higher...

They were designed to work with the stock mounts. If we were to get our hands on a set of the wide foot mounts we can make adapters to work. Depending on what is needed the price can be the same. When you order the mounts you either get brackets or adapters for the wide foot mounts.

EB Turbo

OC94Rx7 10-28-12 03:34 PM

Tri-point has started a new group buy.

Tri-Point Engineering - Chatsworth, CA - Automotive | Facebook

PandazRx-7 12-03-13 02:29 PM


Originally Posted by D Walker (Post 11107903)
I build these bars, currently have them on my RX-8's. If you are interested feel free to contact me.

Just a heads up to anyone interested in having this guy ^ "D Walker" (Don Walker) from Colorado make them a custom sway bar... I sent him a deposit of $220 back in June 2012 and he has given me the run around for 18 months now. In April it was supposedly ready and he was going to "test" fit it but has since stopped replying to texts, voicemails, emails, and will not answer my calls. Bottom line, he's a crook. Funny thing is he seemed legit and owns a race shop named Grid 1 Motorsport and looks likes he is or was involved in SCCA and Grand Am pro racing. Luckily it was only a couple hundred bucks and a drop in the bucket in the big picture for my build but it's the principle of it that pisses me off. Unbelievable what people do these days for a couple bucks. I'm sure it'll catch up with him sooner or later.

On a positive note I finally pulled the trigger on the Tri-Point sway bar mentioned in this thread, I noticed they're having a sale again so heads up to anyone who wants one. It's a pricey unit so the sale definitely helps.

Brent Dalton 12-03-13 09:11 PM

Really sorry to hear that :( Like you said, not a huge amount of money($220 is a lot), but it's the principle of the matter. What a shitbag.

junito1 12-27-13 05:21 PM

Any updates? I am also looking for a proper front swaybar.

Brent Dalton 12-27-13 05:24 PM

Tripoint.

junito1 12-27-13 09:00 PM

I own an fc3s. I was trying to see how D walker turned out for the OP and what his final choice was.

Brent Dalton 12-27-13 09:41 PM

Dave, the OP, did not purchase one from D Walker. I do know that Pandaz posted that D Walkeripped him off. After going back to look at private messages with me and Dave, I noticed I had given him a heads up about D Walker due to a message another RX-8 Grand Am team owner and friend of mine had posted on his facebook that said:

"I can't believe Don Walker of Grid 1 Motorsports in Aurora Colorado wrote me a rubber check for $4,000 that has bounced 3 times and won't return numerous FB messages, emails and texts."

eage8 12-28-13 09:58 PM


Originally Posted by junito1 (Post 11648501)
I own an fc3s. I was trying to see how D walker turned out for the OP and what his final choice was.

FCs don't work terribly well with speedway bars because there isn't a strait shot through the sway bar mounts. the radiator outlet gets in the way...

but if you can get around that, AWR used to sell one, and will probably still make one for you if you ask nicely :)

PandazRx-7 12-28-13 10:04 PM


Originally Posted by junito1 (Post 11648501)
I own an fc3s. I was trying to see how D walker turned out for the OP and what his final choice was.

Don Walker is a crook. I ended up buying the Tri-Point bar kit with 0.188" wall. Very nice quality. I bought the bronze bushings from McMaster and will fab my own bracket/bracing to work with the Widefoot mounts.

Smokey The Talon 12-30-13 10:09 AM

I currently run widefoot mounts on my stock bar. Can I run the tripoint bar with poly bushings and the widefoot mounts or do I have to change things to make it work with the mounts?

Natey 12-30-13 11:31 AM

I use a Racing Beat brace on my stock front and it's done great! I just had the car up the other day and gave it the once-over. After about a dozen track days in 2 years, my front sway and mounts look just fine. 100 or so well spent until I can find a nice front bar.
RB also makes (made) a nice, beefy, adjustable FSB for the FD.

Here's the brace I have and the bar I'm talking about:
http://www.racingbeateurope.com/ekmp...%5D-1430-p.jpg

PandazRx-7 12-31-13 12:44 AM


Originally Posted by Smokey The Talon (Post 11649714)
I currently run widefoot mounts on my stock bar. Can I run the tripoint bar with poly bushings and the widefoot mounts or do I have to change things to make it work with the mounts?

Yes, you can choose to buy the Tri-Point bar with regular bushing/bracket and bolt up to Widefoot mounts. The bronze bushing kit they sell is optional and only works with stock height mounts.... Which is why I bought the bronze bushings from McMaster so I will fab my own brace to work with the shorter Widefoot mounts.

Dave McLaughlin 12-31-13 03:05 PM


Originally Posted by Brent Dalton (Post 11648512)
Dave, the OP, did not purchase one from D Walker. I do know that Pandaz posted that D Walkeripped him off. After going back to look at private messages with me and Dave, I noticed I had given him a heads up about D Walker due to a message another RX-8 Grand Am team owner and friend of mine had posted on his facebook that said:

"I can't believe Don Walker of Grid 1 Motorsports in Aurora Colorado wrote me a rubber check for $4,000 that has bounced 3 times and won't return numerous FB messages, emails and texts."

Haven't been on in a while. Thanks for steering me away from that guy Brent. Tri Point is definitely the way to go. I'm very pleased with mine. Happy New Year!:icon_tup:

Smokey The Talon 01-02-14 08:32 PM


Originally Posted by PandazRx-7 (Post 11650200)
Yes, you can choose to buy the Tri-Point bar with regular bushing/bracket and bolt up to Widefoot mounts. The bronze bushing kit they sell is optional and only works with stock height mounts.... Which is why I bought the bronze bushings from McMaster so I will fab my own brace to work with the shorter Widefoot mounts.

Thank you.


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