IE Sway bar reinforcement tabs

[KIRIEIW]

Can someone take a pic on how they fit these, doesn't make sense to me how these can even fit...

[SkiFree]

Hammer time! Seriously, you need to hammer down or grind off the bracket tab.

It was nice to meet you Friday.

[KIRIEIW]

Eww I was hoping for more of a bolt up set up but what you going to do..
What where you driving I met a bunch of people last weekend ;)

[SkiFree]

You kind of came by the shop late to pick those reinforcements up. My name is Andrew

[KIRIEIW]

Oh ok, I thought I met you at the show! Great to get the input from the expert. SO, i have to bang where the circle is but what about the circle with the arrow? Because that's raised its not going to sit flat against the sub frame, you have some pics of how it looks correctly installed? On top of that, the head of the bolt sits under the tab and if I flip it around how it was stock with the nut on top, the holes too small for the bolt to fit threw.

[jlevie]

The bolt on the right is upside down. It must go through the tab and the ear of the subframe.

[KIRIEIW]

The bolt on the right is upside down. It must go through the tab and the ear of the subframe.

I do know the stock bolt went the other way with the nut on the top, but the hardware provided with the kit is to big to even fit threw the stock sub frame tab hole, and when you take it out of the packaging the bolt it like how it is now.

I need a pic guys

[HybridNz]

Will photo mine when I get home tonight. (2 hours)

[mr.vang]

I'm also interested how this ie reinforcement fit.

[KIRIEIW]

Will photo mine when I get home tonight. (2 hours)

Sweet!! Also if you could explain what you had to do to get it to bolt right up would be great

[JGood]

That bolt needs to go through the subframe and the plate, not be sandwiched between the subframe and plate. If the hole in the subframe isn't big enough, just make it bigger.

Here's a similar setup, that uses a spacer instead of a double-layer plate:

[KIRIEIW]

Thanks that helps a lot. I was under the impression it had to sit flat against the subframe but seeing that pic helped.

[Earendil]

I used two washers to bridge the gap. Nothing needs bending or grinding if you do that. Over a year and 5 track days, and there is no noticeable bending or fatigue in the tabs. I check it before each track day though, if that tells you how much I actually trust it ;)



I know, the bolt has not been tightened yet in this picture.

[clint-o-matic]

So glad to see this thread. I'll be installing mine this weekend.

[KIRIEIW]

IE Sway bar reinforcement tabs

Thanks guys, got them in along with some new sway bar links. Also drilled out the tab holes just enough for the new hardware to fit.