So my rear right away bar bracket (the c shaped one) sheared. I and the shop have never seen this before. It's not that big of a deal really, but have never seen or heard of this. I don't track it and have the least agressive springs you can get which are not the issue it happened before they were installed about a month ago. That said my car was fairly stiff with front and rear bars plus Koni yellows.
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sway bar bracket shearing anyone ever seen this?
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Timpanogos Slim
Go Kart Champion
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- Hurtling up and down I15 in Utah
oh weird, haven't heard of that.
OE or aftermarket brackets? for some reason the whiteline front uses the OE bracket (you have to drill out the rivnuts) but the rear uses whiteline brackets.
Shouldn't be hard to replace, anyway.
OE or aftermarket brackets? for some reason the whiteline front uses the OE bracket (you have to drill out the rivnuts) but the rear uses whiteline brackets.
Shouldn't be hard to replace, anyway.
Timpanogos Slim
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Hurtling up and down I15 in Utah
dunno if OE Sport's are less aggressive that Eibach ProKit.
The sways and the springs are both part of the total spring amount in the car. With soft springs and a stiff bar - configuration both of us have - there's probably a fair amount of strain on that bracket.
But it's still probably just a defective bracket. And hell, you can probably get one at autozone.
The sways and the springs are both part of the total spring amount in the car. With soft springs and a stiff bar - configuration both of us have - there's probably a fair amount of strain on that bracket.
But it's still probably just a defective bracket. And hell, you can probably get one at autozone.
Oe sports only dropped me like. 2-.3 of an inch and are supposed to be the lowest spring rate out there. Not really sure because hr won't release the specs but I was thinking along the same lines as you. Stock springs and stiffer other parts probably causes more stress on the bracket. Going to see how much he sport wants for the new bracket. Hopefully the new springs will make sure it doesn't transpire again
Timpanogos Slim
Go Kart Champion
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- Hurtling up and down I15 in Utah
huh. Well my pro-kits are pretty cushy but i actually miss the inch and a bit i lost.
Yeah not much info on oe sports I think im one of a handful on here with them. Here is my write up on the next page in case you missed it.
http://golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184620
http://golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184620
ViRtUaLheretic
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- 2009 VW GTI
I broke 2 of the RSB brackets using my BSH RSB.
I went ahead and ordered this and havent had a single issue yet:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MZLSAK/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
That bracket is BEAST
I went ahead and ordered this and havent had a single issue yet:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MZLSAK/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
That bracket is BEAST
My bars are the hsport set. I contacted them about the issue and they asked me to contact them about a replacement. If it fails again i will consider those beastly brackets i just dont think they are necessary for a fail once every five years. I can imagine one bracket costing me more than $20 to replace.