While driving, I was hearing a noise in the rear so when I went to check it out, this is what I found. I was using an ST swaybar when this happened. Anyone experience this problem? What's the best solution? I'm figuring I'll just weld the bracket back on.




The last pic shows what the subframe is supposed to look like. Any help would be appreciated!

 

Yah it's happened to several people with beefier rear sways. I've seen people either weld just the bracket back or others have welded a new plate in there to make it even stronger.

 

order a set of rear swaybar brackets from Neuspeeds (call them up -part isn't listed on their website by itself, only with the rear sway) and you're good to go - no custom fab necessary.

The Neuspeed mounts make the stock ones look like a joke

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HxClude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">order a set of rear swaybar brackets from Neuspeeds (call them up -part isn't listed on their website by itself, only with the rear sway) and you're good to go - no custom fab necessary.

The Neuspeed mounts make the stock ones look like a joke </TD></TR></TABLE>

But the mounts didn't break, the chassis did!

You MUST get stiffer springs on the back, what is your current suspension setup?

 

looks pretty rusted..

 

looks like rust had a part to play in the downfall of that mount.

 

I have Eibach Sportlines w/ Tokico Illuminas. Also, this car was from Pennsylvania, so I know rust helped with the failure.

 

I should have looked more closely . . . wow . . . I've seen the brackets give but not the chassis

 

How thick is your rear bar?

 

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You should add a bar/plate to reinforce the area instead of just welding it all back together.

 

I believe it's 1" in diameter. It was on the car when I bought it. I'll probably just weld the bracket to a steel plate and then the plate to the chassis.

 

Progress sells their rear bar with a custom 3-bolt mount included for both sides. It's waaayyy beefier than the stock mount.

With what you have there I would clean off the rust the best you can and have it welded back on stronger than it came stock....

 

Ouch...

 

Its a well known issue with the older huge Neuspeed bars. Sorry to see it happen with your setup. Go with the Progress or Neuspeed mounts and you'll be good to go.

 

fucc! major rust issue there that caused that..buy the kit for your brackets and youll be good...and weld if all else fails..good luck with that

 

holy crap