well today i marina i was braking hard and heard this loud BANG. alignment
bolt gave in, and the impact cracked the a-arm in two places. i was able to
eyeball re-align my car and limp the 2 hours home, but even strong stuff can
break if you try hard enough :)
oh, and kirk, even if you dont weigh much, but have a mustang based
suspension, little problems REALLY are big ones ALL the TIME =) why do you
think i call myself Slip Angle Racing? i canna go straight!
-james
-----Original Message-----
From: kirk <kmeline@fastpointcom.com>
>I did the same thing in my Mustang but noticed them very quickly. Small
>problems turn into big problems for a heavy Mustang on Autocross courses.
I
>have asked everyone I can think of and not one person had ever heard of it
>happening. Let me know if you get the same response. Not that it would
help
>me. Since then I have bought new mounts and talked someone into modifying
a
>new pair to be stronger. Good luck.
>
>Kirk
>
>
>
>Scot Zediker wrote:
>
>> As I was installing a new front swaybar on my Miata, I discovered that
both
>> of the swaybar mounting brackets were broken. Have any of you out there
>> replaced these on a Miata? It looks like they bolt on, but I want to
make
>> sure I've covered all the bases before I attempt replacing them.
>>
>> I guess I know now why my car felt tail-happy last Sunday at Oakland...
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Scot
>> '91 CS Miata with a bad limp
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