I had to eventually repair both sides on the front on my PV. But it was clear that rust was to blame. One side tore out after about a year of... 'spirited' driving. The other one lasted about 8 years. I think I have some pics of it somewhere...




Rust *just might* have been a very slight factor in that failure...

Please excuse my *horrible* welding. I'm not a good welder, and that was upside down in a cramped space, tacking to rotten grungy sheetmetal. I cut off most of the worthless metal, wire-wheeled what was left until shiny. But still, migging upside down, and sticking a thick solid chunk of steel to thin(ner than normal) sheetmetal isn't easy for me.

My first patch has held a long time, the second one has too.

When I put my rear IPD sway in, the left side tore out with in a week. I reinforced that with a diagonal welded in strut (under the rear seat), then the second one tore out a week later, so I did the same patch on it. Those have held for 10 years since.
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'63 PV544 rat rod, '93 Classic #1141 245 (now w/16V turbo)

Thanks Eric for the reply. The rear sway bar was mounted using different steel plates than what was supplied and was welded to the floor pan. The muffler clamps that go around the rear axle for the sway bar attachment didn`t look to sturdy, is there a better solution for that? Thanks, Larry