sway bar mount?

[sleepingbeauty]

So the rear sway bar mount (frame of car) broke off due to the upgraded sway bar, so…… does anyone have a welder?

[iamsam]

what mounts are you using?

[fsmtnbiker]

What swaybar are you using?

The only time I ever have trouble with swaybar tabs failing is when the bushings bind and put stress on the mounts. Something to check when you reattach the mount.

[sleepingbeauty]

The only time I ever have trouble with swaybar tabs failing is when the bushings bind and put stress on the mounts. Something to check when you reattach the mount.

thanks, I believe they are the tms brand of sway bars. The bushing looked okay, no excessive wear or signs of binding up so much. that I can remember anyway.

what mounts are you using?

had stock mounts but apparently I need the reinforcements from TMS, in case, I am talking about were the mount goes slips behind metal (body) and then bolts the the metal (body still) that piece of "body" no longer exists.

[iamsam]

yeah stock mounts will tear right out with an aftermarket thicker swaybar.

[sleepingbeauty]

still looking for someone w/ access to welder… show the love porfavor, will give you free m20 parts

[xwill112x]

lol in the same boat :(

[clarkkey594]

Rear sway bar tabs in e30s rip out like its their job. They literally are paper thin.

[sleepingbeauty]

i know i looked at it again today, i dont engineer cars or anything, but im pretty sure if I did, I wouldn't do it quite like that.

[gmyers395]

Some people might get upset with you talking like that about fine BMW engineering

[blefevre]

I find it interesting they didn't change it for the M3.

[sleepingbeauty]

Some people might get upset with you talking like that about fine BMW engineering

haha fucken love it. I mean, I'm sure back in 1980 they wouldn't really be thinking about what we're doing with our cars in 2011

I find it interesting they didn't change it for the M3.

does m3 have a larger sway then 325 or ix?

[Bishop]

If you find someone who has the equipment, I can probably put it back together for ya.

[alane]

does m3 have a larger sway then 325 or ix?

Its 14.5mm, not big enough to rip off the tab IMO.

[blefevre]

Its 14.5mm, not big enough to rip off the tab IMO.

Yeah, that's what I put in my car to avoid the welding. I don't see the point of putting giant sway bars on an E30, but that's not the point. OP I don't have a welder.