Rear Sway Bracket Busted
 

How well and truely FUBARed am I here:

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very common problem. i believe there is even an aftermarket fix it kit for that

Yup, she's toast.

Our host sells cast ones, made by WEVO that are most excellent, but of course need to be welded in.

Not a huge job but a PITA without a hoist.....

My sympathies...

Dennis

The best mount kit is actually the one from Jerry Woods Enterprises. It is far better and cheaper than the Wevo. Look here:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/7927759-post6.html

From the quick bit if reading Ive done this one seems good. The issue is i cannot find where I can buy it.

Give JWE a call.

JWE Motorsports | Professional Porsche Race Car Coaching Upgrades Trackside Support Setup and Maintenance

ill call them in the am. I have no idea how long it's been busted but i heard a light scrape over some speed bumps that normally dont make any sounds so I looked under the car to see if something was hanging down and voila. It wasnt tghe bumps that did I dont think. Could have been the long twisty, bumpy drive a week ago.

Been there twice, OEM is a weak link. Got the Wevo and had a friend weld them. Made a Big difference.

Elephant racing sells one as well.

Other mounts, like the Wevo (the one Elephant Racing sells looks just like the Wevo), are welded on only one side of the chassis longitudinal. This allows the mount to rock side to side a bit which can cause bending fatigue leading to failure in the longitudinal sheet metal. The JWE mount reduces the bending fatigue and shares the stress with the other side of the longitudinal. You could view it as the JWE kit being mounted in double shear versus single shear for all the other kits.

I looked at all of sway bar mount kits and the Buckley Racing kit looked to be the best. Better than the Wevo kit for sure. Then I saw the JWE kit and could see right away it was the best one I had seen. It was a no brainer from there.....

Scott

Jp-oh, could you please update us on how much the JWE mount costs?

When I bought the JWE mounts, the cost for a pair was under $100. That is half what the Wevo units would have cost me.

winders, THANK YOU! I have to replace mine and this setup you recommended is what I am going to use.

When I installed my Wevos I ran a bead on the outboard side too. Follow the link in my sig line for my rear susp upgrade.
-C

As it turns out they were very reasonably priced and the people at JWE were supper folksy and nice. The mounts and other bits to keep the stock sway came to just a little bit over $100 before shipping. Jerry included some PDFs and pics to show how they are installed etc too. Would recommend as far as service etc and should have the parts this week.

Thanks - would be interested to see your install!

Jerry Woods and Rich Walton are awesome to deal with!

I'll post some pics when it's done. Won't be untill the end of the month. Hopefully I won't be neck deep in snow by then :s

here is the mount on the car. The spacers are to alow the use of the stock bar. My mechanic said it was kinda tough to weld at the tube because there is so much undercoat so he welded along the side.


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Thanks for the pic! I don't understand the need for the spacer - does it come with the kit?

The kit isn't really a kit. I told JWE what car I had and what sway bar I was using (stock) and thats what they said I needed. The spacer is to move the mount far enough down fro the stock bar. I guess JWE makes the mount for use with aftermarket sways. If you look below I posted another pic and you can see the mount is actually on an angle tilted toward the rear of the car. Without the spacer it would not be long enough for the bar to be attached

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I got my Wevo's from Steve Weiner a long long time ago.

1) If you are lucky and have a nice level surface to park on, put the car up on jacks or the wheels on ramps or blocks that allow it to sit level. ....or do what I did and put it way up in the air.

2) Grind off the undercoat and all the old bracket. The undercoat does burn if you keep your heat on it too long.

3)Again, if you are lucky, the swaybar bracket will rest in a nice neutral position right up against the car. The Wevo bracket is shaped just like the car. (The good mounting bracket on the opposite side of the car acts as a nice jig and holds the swaybar almost exactly where it belongs on the side you are working on.)

4) Assemble the bracket, rubber and strap into place. You may need to use a large clamp to assist in holding it exactly where you want it. You do not want the swaybar to have any load on it though.

5) Tack weld the bracket into place.

6) Unbolt the strap and remove the rubber.

7) Weld the crap out of the perimeter of the bracket. Do it in small sections on either side so it doesn't warp or overheat.

8) Let it cool and reassemble.

9) Use your wire brush to clean the bare metal and spray the area with bed liner, stone guard, or the matching Wurth high build of your choice.

If I can do this job, anyone can. :rolleyes: Seriously simple even if I do say so myself.

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My car has a Weltmeister Sway Bar which mounts onto the torsion tube. It seems to work fine. It clamps around the torsion tube and is not welded.

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Kind of modernizes what you have.

In case others were curious here is an image Jerry Woods provided for clarity:


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