Don't be an idiot like me....

[rabbitude]

Ok so when I bough my car I noticed it had an IE 19mm rear sway bar but did not have the mounts on the trailing arms reinforced. I figured I would get around to having them reinforced when I got the chance. Well after 2 months of spirited driving I heard some nasty clunks from the left rear, Looked underneath the car and found the mount was shreded. I ordered the TMS Reinforcement kit and took the car to a long time friend who is an exellent welder. After $200 and about 3 hours, got it all fixed. So if your running an after marker rear sway bar without the reinforcements, don't kid yourself, it will break.......

[Jand3rson]

Thanks for the tip.

[Stu]

The trailing arm tabs will break in a heartbeat with anything more than a 14.5mm M3/IX bar, the upper mounts will last a while without a failure but it's a good idea to reinforce them. If it does fail, you have to grind away the undercoating and weld the body mount back in place...not fun.

[MR 325]

Ouch, a friend charged you $200 for that?

[87e30]

Ouch, a friend charged you $200 for that?

I'm guessing there was a cost of parts in there... ?

[Bishop]

You'd better hope....

[george graves]

Did you bring lube?

[rabbitude]

Ouch, a friend charged you $200 for that?

The factory peice was beyond repair, he had to cut the cancerous section out of the trailing arm, make a new paice and weld it in, and then install the reinforcements. It was actually $160 for that, then he did a few other bits and bods. He took his time and it looks factory. It seemed a fair price for the amount of time and quality.

[b*saint]

Only on a BMW.