RE: [DML] Re: Toby Tabs Rear Suspension

["Video Bob" <videobob@xxxx>]

This subject seems to be never ending!
I agree that the TAB's are a bad design, but is it really as big of a 
problem as everyone makes it out to be?
Does anyone know how many "catastrophic failures" have happened where a bolt 
actually
snapped and caused a wreck?
As far as I know this has only happened once according to one source.
I would love to know some real stats.

Also, does anyone know if anyone has ever died in a Delorean related crash?
Just curious on that one.

I think that the bolts are fine unless you feel some problems back there, or 
have recently
hit some major pot holes...etc.

No offence to Toby, I am sure his bolts are the best, but will a a set of 
$70 tab-bolts
make a difference?
You can get bolts from a guy like Hervey at SpecialTauto for $20.00 that are 
much
stronger than the OEM's, and my factory bolts with 26K on them are fine and 
I
ride my car hard.
Hell, I speed UP in a curve!
Besides,
If you smack a hole hard enough, the bolt will bend. Even Toby's.
If it is too hard it will just snap all together, but I would guess this 
would be instant
and the result of a very hard wack.
I don't care how many PSI of strength he says it has, it is no comparison to 
the G-Force
of a fully loaded car going 70 MPH hitting a hole.

This running post has people scared to death to drive their cars and 
everyone is
paranoid about it.

Unless your hobby is hitting parking lot bumps at 88 MPH, I would say 
everyone is fine.
Just do routine check up's of all your nuts and bolts,
(I learned how to do that while owning a Harley!)
....and "feel" your car when you drive.
Make sure your tires are properly aired up and if you feel any squiggles 
then check it out
immediately.
I have found you can get a good "feel" for your suspension system by doing a 
few
fishtails or burnouts on a wet road.
That will reveal any loose parts when you swing back.....
..but then again I learned how to drive watching "The Dukes Of Hazzard"!

Oh yeah, I was speeding down a long stretch of Texas highway last night.
I have no idea how fast I was going because the speedo only goes to 85, but 
the
pedal was floored and the RPM'S were holding steady at over 5500!
My car is tighter that a new NUN.

- Videobob
VIN# 5278