caution to owners of aftermarket sways...

[franks]

my second swaybar mount broke tonite (front passenger side), or it could've been slowly falling off over the past couple of days no im really unsure. my kit has been on the car for atleast a year and half now with several trackdays under my belt and its a daily driven car which frequents difficult terrain (read: speed bumps and what not).

just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same issue?

i ran aftermarket stiffer swaybars on my old wrx and never came across this before, however, i have heard of it being a common occurence....in any case, its an easy fix when you have a MIG welder around...

[Roy]

Are you using Whitelien swaybar mounts or std?

[Silver-Arrowz]

No problems on mine. Maybe just a one off thing?

[rs73]

Franks, what swaybar are u using? Interested to know.

[franks]

rs73, i'm using whiteline swaybars but i dont think these are to blame...ive ran whiteline swaybars on my old wrx and this car for about a year and a half and have never had a problem. i think its more nissan's failure to make strong swaybar brackets

roy, im using stock swaybar mounts or its more a bracket actually.

im getting it all fixed tomorrow so i'll try and get my mechanic to take some pics of the damage and the end result...

silver-arrowz, my mechanic has seen the same problem on 200sx's too....

[rs73]

So it's not the swaybar that broke, but the std mount?

Could this be attributed to using stiffer swaybar has put greater load on the mount when cornering?

PS: I used whiteline too, and my car's 11yo so this kinda worry me a bit.

[Silver-Arrowz]

I've ran sways on mine and no probs at all. Have you tighten the bolts too tight? A mate of mine did that on his nissan pulsar and the link kept snapping. The bushes need a little bit of free play.

[go_nuts]

FYI for the WRX's, the sway bar mount is known to bust after a while and some workshops such as NRG made an exchange part to replace/repair it. I know it's off-topic but may be useful to you guys.