turbodog Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 The avo brackets look pretty nice but a bit spendy at $100. I'm thinking $10 of steel flat, drill some holes and nut/bolt in place? Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 if you think you can do it., go ahead and try. why not just weld it in. FWIW, the avo one also bolts to the rear subframe using the subframe bolt so there is extra stability there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbodog Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 I'm thinking 1/8" steel on each side of the mount tab with holes and hardware to get around the built in nuts and to span the large hole up top. I don't have a welder. It would be cheap, otherwise I would just buy the brackets. It seems like the weak point is the tab itself, it bend and breaks right above the mounts. If the tab was stronger, the upper part where its welded is triangulated and could probably take the load. By going to the subframe bolt, do the avo brackets lock something in place that would oherwise float on a bushing...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBird-Dog Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 My left mount break under the upper sway bar clamp bolt. I think it is the weak point Now I wonder how I will fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Got my progress brackets BNIB for $30 shipped off the forum: http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/8925/5281102.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyscoodle Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 ^What swaybar is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Hotchkis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFromPA Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Wow, the underside of my 08 is far dirtier than that! My Cobb brackets and supports put a angled piece of thick metal down to the bottom sway bar bolt from the subframe. It dramatically stiffens up the sway bar bracket from moving around. In 50k+ of riding on the cobb stuff, my stock endlinks are shot, the sway bar bushings are shot, but the brackets are holding just fine. Kartboy endlinks are waiting to be installed along with new whiteline bushings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oside13 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I just snapped mine clean off the sub frame about 1 hour ago. Guess i should have spent the money on the upgraded mounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbodog Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 Picked up a welder last week. Going to fab some up eventually. Will report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjwelna Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I'm probably going to end up making my own eventually too. I have a MIG and just scored a free electric oven to convert as a powdercoating cure oven. There isn't that much to the swaybar brackets. Just a piece of 1/8" x 2x2" angle iron and a short piece of tubing. Not saying the readily available ones are bad at all, I'm just cheap and have a lot of tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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