All (especially if your Mercedes-Benz is lowered):

As I just learned (the not so hard way), no matter how strong/good/effective one's front sway bar is, it is only as effective as its weakest (2) links:

Specifically, the OEM (steel) sway bar brackets have a tendency to shear off (usually one side at a time).

I replaced both brackets, yesterday evening. After doing so, I e-mailed Bob Brady at RENNTech and made the suggestion that they might want to offer titanium (or equivalently strong) sway bar brackets for sale with their front sway bar. In so doing, performance-minded/spirited drivers might be spared the iterative expense and inconvenience of replacement.

Bob's e-mail reply (received 08MAY01) follows:

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I just spoke to the mechanics, and in twelve years they have never had that problem, and Hartmut (Feyhl) does not remember the problem at AMG.

Do not know why we have not had a problem. But we seem to have a lot less problems than a lot of dealerships...hmmm.

Bob
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This is, as ever, just my $0.02 - but I recommend taking a peek at your sway bar brackets, just to play it safe.

Kind regards,

[Edited by run.exe on 05-09-2001 at 12:47 AM]