[s-cars] Rear Sway Bar Brackets

[John Tilden]

Hi Cody,
Your photos look pretty familiar!
I guess it's time to storm the files with my replacement brackets again.
It looks like enough time has passed that some people have not heard about
my "Improved Rear Swaybar Brackets".

Your photos tell the story, the original lower brackets for the Rear Sway
Bar are adequate for the factory 17mm sway bars, but when you put on a HRSB,
25 mm in diameter, these original brackets fail in a short time due to
fatigue failure from repeated loads in excess of the original design.

I have designed a more robust bracket which puts the mounting bolt in double
shear and increases the amount of metal carrying the loads into the rear
wheel carrier. Putting the bolt into double shear effectively takes out the
bending moment which is likely what causes the original bracket to fail.
Increasing the cross section of metal which now carries primarily shear
loads further reduces the stresses in the new improved bracket.

See the photos at:
http://gallery.s-cars.org/uploads

In order:
1. View of the kit and its contents
2. View of the Bracket assembled with the HRSB down link and Bolts
3. View of Left side installation on my car (95.5 Avant)
4. View of Assembled bracket with a pair of broken factory brackets.

Those of you who have installed a HRSB, these brackets install in the same
manner that the factory brackets install. The Early cars, '92 and the Avants
are bolt in as shown in photo 3 described above. All other installations
will require some welding as the original brackets did.

I have delivered about 15 sets to date to a number of listers, any of you
who have installed a set feel free to comment. I have heard very little
comment to date, how do they work for you?

If you are interested in acquiring a set of these for your HRSB
installations please feel free to inquire at the address noted below.
The price is $50.00 plus shipping, UPS 3 day typically is less that $14.00
anywhere in the US.
Foreign orders will be shipped by US Postal Mail service.

Thanks,
John

John Tilden
Tilden Consulting Services
2820 164th Ave N.E.
Bellevue WA 98008
(425) 881-2895 Office
(206) 240-5318 Mobile
j.n.tilden at comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cody Payne" <cpayne at bconnected.com>
To: "John Tilden" <j.n.tilden at comcast.net>; <airbil at gmail.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Rear Sway Bar Brackets


Here is what the OEM breakage looks like:
http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/9882/p8090015.jpg

I have replaced with NEW OEM brackets...TBD how long it holds up..then
on to Johns better brackets.

cp

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of John Tilden
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:47 PM
To: airbil at gmail.com
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] Rear Sway Bar Brackets

Bill Mahoney writes:

"...the brackett that
holds the abs sensor wire and the HRSB has broken in two creating
pullage on der sensor wire."

Bill, I have the solution to broken Brackets.
My kit replaces the Audi sourced bracket and supplies new spacers. You
use all your existing parts, including bolts.
$50 plus shipping gets you unbreakable replacements.

I have delivered 12 sets to date with no complaints.
See attached photos for installation and kit contents.

John

John Tilden
Tilden Consulting Services
2820 164th Ave N.E.
Bellevue WA 98008
(425) 881-2895 Office
(206) 240-5318 Mobile
j.n.tilden at comcast.net