Broken tabs on rear sway bar mount

[kyngfish]

Brought my car up because occasionally hear a faint clunk in the suspension and last time this happened it was a loose sway bar bolt. Sway bar bolts aren’t loose but I did find that the little tabs on the inside of my sway bar mount seem to have separated. The other side isn’t like this - and I have a mig welder - so I can probably make short work of this - just wanted to see if this was a common issue.

[kyngfish]

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[yelcab1]

Not common on an 86, but more on the older chassis.

[sgroer]

Elephant racing makes an upgraded mount. Might be worth welding in “while you are in there”

[kyngfish]

Originally Posted by sgroer

Elephant racing makes an upgraded mount. Might be worth welding in “while you are in there”

Thought about it - but this is a 1-2 hour welding job tops and that includes getting the car up and removing the sway bar and bushings - cleaning up - painting etc. putting entirely new mounts on there is a different undertaking. Might do it when the engine is out sometime next year though.

That said - I’ve been reading where those solid mounts put more strain on the chassis. Nice thing about the non solid mounts is that they have a little flex to them which - for a street car - seems like the right move.

I would feel better about those solid mounts if they were engineered with a little more surface area to weld to the chassis to spread out the load.

[AG81]

My 88 Coupe were broken upon receiving the car. Grab the welder and fixed the issue.

[wildcat077]

Wevo makes nice swaybar mounts , after repairing / welding mine twice on my 89 i went all out and welded in new units.