[Miata] 01+ NB Drivers running FM Sways?

[mark moore]

If you check M.net's forum under I think FM sways clunking there is a 
photo of what the swaybar should look like versus what the one 
posters does. My bar has the "twisted" section of the bar as 
photographed. I put collars on mine to keep it from moving around and 
clunking and had no issues after that. This was a couple years ago 
that I bought mine and reported the problem/occurrence to FM. At the 
time I thought I was alone in having this, it seems not now. No 
biggie but something to be aware of. No problems with the front bar 
as I said.

Mark


At 9:27 AM -0400 5/7/08, Larry Alster wrote:
>A bad batch of what??
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>Larry
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>From: miata-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:miata-bounces at realbig.com] 
>On Behalf Of mark moore
>Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:17 AM
>To: bryanewyatt at yahoo.com; Miata Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Miata] 01+ NB Drivers running FM Sways?
>
>My .02 here. I had the rear FM sway rip the link right out and 
>knowing what I do now I suspect I got one of the bad batch that 
>seems to have been released. See M.net for photos. I haven't had any 
>issues with the front bar and the reports out there all seem to 
>concern the RB bar. Like Larry I'm going back to the OEM rear bar. 
>This on an 01. Mark
>
>At 4:55 AM -0700 5/7/08, Bryan Wyatt wrote:
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>By the way...I hope I didn't offend anyone.  The truth is, 01+ cars 
>have different sway mounts than all of the earlier cars, so I am 
>specifically concerned about whether or not the FM bar broke 
>anyone's mounts.
>
>-Bryan
>
>No signature...the choice of a New Generation
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>--- On Tue, 5/6/08, Bryan Wyatt <bryanewyatt at yahoo.com> wrote:
>From: Bryan Wyatt <bryanewyatt at yahoo.com>
>Subject: 01+ NB Drivers running FM Sways?
>To: "Miata Mailing List" <miata at realbig.com>
>Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 2:08 PM
>
>Hey all,
>
>I'm on the fence about upgrading the front sway on The Tick and had 
>given the FM Sway a thought largely because I don't feel like 
>shelling out $300 for all the extra bracing to add an RB tubular bar 
>(that I may not even like).  For those driving an 01+ car, what are 
>your impressions?  Any issues?
>
>-Bryan
>
>ps - Yes, this is a totally different animal for 00 and earlier 
>cars, so I'm not really interested in hearing about those 
>experiences (especially since I had a set of front and rear on my 
>97).

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