How about trying two pieces of 2" angle, (1/8" or 3/16" thick) mounted
to the bumper bracket mounts. It's a little wider than stock and you may
have to use an aftermarket bracket and bushing but it should work. I've
test fit this on a ¾" bar but it hasn't been road tested. Anybody out
there try this?
Bill Hunt
64 MKII - Herbytoy
billh@aaai.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Ulix Goettsch [SMTP:ulix@u.washington.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 1:46 PM
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Anti-Roll Bar
For a street car, don't forget that the sway bar mounts are the
lowest
point in the front and frequently bottom out especially on
lowered cars.
I still haven't fixed mine, but was thinking that welding a
piece of 1/4"
steel *between* the vertical pieces of the frame rail so that
the sway bar
itself almost touches the metal when installed might be
worthwhile.
This requires ripping off the thin sheet metal first.
Ulix
On Fri, 19 Mar 1999 Gregory_Schulz@mil-elect-tool.com wrote:
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> I am currently rebuilding the front suspension on my 58 Sprite
vintage
> racer. This car had been a life-long racer before I got it
last summer, and
> I've noticed a few fixes for what appears to be recurring
spridget
> problems. One fix I noticed is exactly what you're talking
about:
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> Two pieces of 1/4" steel with the appropriate bolt pattern
were welded to
> the frame where the anti-roll bar brackets mount. The mounting
screws then
> thread through the 1/4" steel plates and into the frame
cross-member
> yielding an extremely solid mount. From what I can see this
repair on my
> car is far from new and had never failed prior to the car's
retirement.
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> Greg Schulz
> 58 Sprite Vintage racer
> Cedarburg, WI
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> millerls@ado13.com on 03/19/99 02:16:05 PM
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> Please respond to millerls@ado13.com
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> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> cc: (bcc: Gregory Schulz/MED/IT/ATLAS COPCO)
> Subject: Anti-Roll Bar
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> The frame extension attachment points appear to be the weak
link in the
> anti-roll bar mounting chain. I know a few people on the list
have ripped
> them loose. What is the recommended method for beefing them up
prior to
> installation of the bar.
> Larry Miller "A Fool (For LBC's) And His Money Are Soon
Parted"
> 59 Bugeye (Being Ripped Apart)
> 60 Bugeye (If I Can Just Get This DCOE To Work)
> 78 911 SC Targa (Faster than a Bugeye but not as much fun)
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