Any interest in billet sway bar mounts for the FD?
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Any interest in billet sway bar mounts for the FD?
6061 T61 billet aluminum sway bar mounts with 6061 T61 radiator support brackets (not shown). Estimated 1.25 lbs. per side, but with a massive increase in strength. Mounts raise the sway bar approximately 1" for increased ground clearance.
Prices below includes 2 billet mounts, 2 radiator support brackets, and all required hardware, as well as shipping in the lower 48 states. Alaska, Hawaii, and other countries will add additional shipping costs.
5-9 - $250.00
10-14 - $225.00
15-19 - $205.00
20-24 - $190.00
25-29 - $180.00
30-39 - $175.00
40-49 - $170.00
50-74 - $165.00
75-99 - $155.00
100+ - $145.00
Prices below includes 2 billet mounts, 2 radiator support brackets, and all required hardware, as well as shipping in the lower 48 states. Alaska, Hawaii, and other countries will add additional shipping costs.
5-9 - $250.00
10-14 - $225.00
15-19 - $205.00
20-24 - $190.00
25-29 - $180.00
30-39 - $175.00
40-49 - $170.00
50-74 - $165.00
75-99 - $155.00
100+ - $145.00
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Originally Posted by reza
so now you are in copying business as well?
Its the same as another swaybar mount that I know of.
Its the same as another swaybar mount that I know of.
I designed those mounts myself the other night with my own CAD software, using measurements I took myself. If you want to make accusations, get your facts straight.
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Originally Posted by jimlab
No, they're not the same as David Breslau's mounts, which are no longer available as far as I know.
Anyways, if the number gets high enough, you can count me in.
Can you tell me If I have relocated my radiator (koyo) will this bracket still work?
#7
Super Snuggles
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Do mine look the same? Not even remotely. Do they look similar? Sure, but there are only so many ways to carve a mount out of a block of billet aluminum when the bolt spacing and dimensions have to be roughly the same.
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#8
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Originally Posted by Jesuscookies
Not to get in the middle of anybodies argument. But the bigfoot mounts are still available. Just not easily available. I tracked David down, and he is still accepting orders for them.
Can you tell me If I have relocated my radiator (koyo) will this bracket still work?
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Originally Posted by reza
so now you are in copying business as well?
Its the same as another swaybar mount that I know of.
Its the same as another swaybar mount that I know of.
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I can haz rotary?
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Originally Posted by jimlab
Relocated how? Did you modify your stock mounts or did you make new radiator mounting brackets?
Is there something I can check under the car to confirm that your brackets will work for sure?
Are there any instances you can think of where your brackets may not work?
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Is there any lateral stabilizer as with David Breslau's mounts?
What advantages do your mounts have over Breslau's mounts (besides price)? Why not see if his mounts are still available and maybe do a group buy of his mounts at a reduced price. His mounts are already proven. It seems like a lot of trouble to go to unless your mounts have some advantage. I'm actually interested and not trying to discourage you. I just want the best product for the least price .
What advantages do your mounts have over Breslau's mounts (besides price)? Why not see if his mounts are still available and maybe do a group buy of his mounts at a reduced price. His mounts are already proven. It seems like a lot of trouble to go to unless your mounts have some advantage. I'm actually interested and not trying to discourage you. I just want the best product for the least price .
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Originally Posted by Jesuscookies
I'm sorry, I think I may have been unclear in what I was trying to ask. My concern is this, I have a koyo aftermarket radiator, which I thought, when installed, required new mounting locations. However, I did not install it, so I do not know for sure. With that said, if I have installed an aftermarket radiator, will I still be able to use your sway bar mounts?
Is there something I can check under the car to confirm that your brackets will work for sure?
Are there any instances you can think of where your brackets may not work?
Is there something I can check under the car to confirm that your brackets will work for sure?
Are there any instances you can think of where your brackets may not work?
I would like to note that moving the sway bar up an inch, as both Jim's proposed mounts and Widefoot's offering do, improves the ground clearance for the sway bar and mounts. However, that may result in something more fragile (radiator, IC) becoming the lowest point in the car. I know lots of people have Widefoot mounts and I haven't heard any horror stories of punctured radiator tanks, though, so it is probably not a huge problem.
-Max
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Originally Posted by Matt Hey
Is there any lateral stabilizer as with David Breslau's mounts?
I haven't decided whether or not to make a "full height" version or a version which lowers the radiator. Trev and I had excellent results with the FTL mounts which dropped the radiator about 1 5/8". Unfortunately, Trev's schematics are gone, so I'd have to mock up my Koyo and "re-invent" the upper brackets.
Last edited by jimlab; 01-02-05 at 12:04 AM.
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Originally Posted by the_glass_man
At one point it had your old ECU
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OK, I did a little more work on the design, and now it looks like nothing I've seen before except the Roman numeral II, and I don't think that's copyrighted...
"Stubby" on the left, full height on the right.
"Stubby" on the left, full height on the right.
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Originally Posted by jimlab
-Max
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Originally Posted by jimlab
No, and no offense to David, but I don't think they provide any benefit at all. A larger mounting pad at the top of the mount is all that is required in my opinion, to spread the load over as large an area as possible, and that's what I tried to accomplish.
Originally Posted by jimlab
That, lighter weight, and a lower price.
I haven't decided whether or not to make a "full height" version or a version which lowers the radiator. Trev and I had excellent results with the FTL mounts which dropped the radiator about 1 5/8". Unfortunately, Trev's schematics are gone, so I'd have to mock up my Koyo and "re-invent" the upper brackets.
I haven't decided whether or not to make a "full height" version or a version which lowers the radiator. Trev and I had excellent results with the FTL mounts which dropped the radiator about 1 5/8". Unfortunately, Trev's schematics are gone, so I'd have to mock up my Koyo and "re-invent" the upper brackets.
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Originally Posted by Matt Hey
I think having a bigger and flatter contact surface will help over stock mounts but the weakest strength is side to side motion where this doesn't help as much. Another thing to consider is that raising the sway bar position may cause greater forces to be exerted. I think it was Damon B that was talking about it in a thread.
-Max
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Originally Posted by maxcooper
It seems like raising the bar would shorten the lever arm (of the mount itself) and reduce the forces where they bolt to the frame rail. I hadn't thought of it before, but it seems like that might be the primary feature that reduces the chance for damage. Do you mean that raising the bar makes the mount stronger or weaker, all other things being equal? Do you have a link to DamonB's post?
-Max
-Max
If you had a solid/billet sway bar mount with the sway bar at stock height then when you hit something with it you'll likely do some serious damage to the frame rail. Some systems need a weak point so they "fail safe".
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Originally Posted by maxcooper
It seems like raising the bar would shorten the lever arm (of the mount itself) and reduce the forces where they bolt to the frame rail. I hadn't thought of it before, but it seems like that might be the primary feature that reduces the chance for damage....-Max