PA Racings A arms sway bar mount broke at weld!
02-01-2003, 11:17 PM
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PA Racings A arms sway bar mount broke at weld! So I ordered my Prothane endlinks and bushings for the ILE swaybar last week and was gonna change them with the oil today. I was draining the oil and started on the passenger side undoing the endlinks.
The car felt squirlly and unresponsive over the last few months so I figured the bushings and endlinks were gone.
Well I made it to the driver side and low and behold, where the swaybar connects to the A arm the tab was broken at the weld!
I couldnt believe it, especially given the fact that I had the car to 170mph a few weeks earlier and it felt like the front was unstable unlike the last time at 165.
So I went ahead and removed the swaybar as it really isnt doing anything connected to the passenger side A arm alone.
I hope Speed Inc is gonna help with this or at least the manufacturer PA Racing. I cant believe this, I couldve gotten into an accident especially during those highspeed blasts.
Gonna contact Speed Inc monday. Hopefully the BMR is stronger, I dont know if I even want a replacement from PA Racing now. I think I want the passenger side off as well, at the least I should get compensated somehow.
The car felt squirlly and unresponsive over the last few months so I figured the bushings and endlinks were gone.
Well I made it to the driver side and low and behold, where the swaybar connects to the A arm the tab was broken at the weld!
I couldnt believe it, especially given the fact that I had the car to 170mph a few weeks earlier and it felt like the front was unstable unlike the last time at 165.
So I went ahead and removed the swaybar as it really isnt doing anything connected to the passenger side A arm alone.
I hope Speed Inc is gonna help with this or at least the manufacturer PA Racing. I cant believe this, I couldve gotten into an accident especially during those highspeed blasts.
Gonna contact Speed Inc monday. Hopefully the BMR is stronger, I dont know if I even want a replacement from PA Racing now. I think I want the passenger side off as well, at the least I should get compensated somehow.
02-02-2003, 05:00 PM
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Re: PA Racings A arms sway bar mount broke at weld! Mild steel, dont think it matters as it separated at the weld. Are the BMR A arms as light as PA Racings?
02-04-2003, 01:35 PM
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Re: PA Racings A arms sway bar mount broke at weld! How about getting it rewelded? That might work pretty well.
Where did you hit 165 out here? Only place I can think of is heading towards the 1/4 mile track or on the H3 at night.
<small>[ February 04, 2003, 01:37 PM: Message edited by: Narcosynthesis ]</small>
Where did you hit 165 out here? Only place I can think of is heading towards the 1/4 mile track or on the H3 at night.
<small>[ February 04, 2003, 01:37 PM: Message edited by: Narcosynthesis ]</small>
