Rear sway bar mounts

pearl95sc

Registered User
Was in the process of swapping my trans and ran into an unsuspected hiccup. While dropping the exhaust, noticed my rear Addco bar was sitting funny, then noticed one missing mount, and then noticed the other. Both were clean torn off. How common is this? I know I can't be the only one who has had this problem, so I'm just looking for some feedback. I seen DLF/Doug's post on the Energy Suspension mount swap, and I think that will be in my future.
 
I snapped a bunch of rear sway bar brackets on my '97 LX with a 1.25 inch Addco before talking with a suspension engineer. He advised using CRC Sta-lube on the rubber sway bar bushing so the sway bar would not bind in the bushing, twist the bushing, stress the bracket and break the bracket.

I used the CRC Sta-lube on the sway bar bushing and have not had a bracket break since.

eddie
'90 5-speed SC
'97 LX sport
 
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