out on some twisties, about 75km/h and took a pretty sharp right turn and heard a nasty bang under the right front tire, almost the sound you would hear if you hit a good sized pot hole. i didnt think much of it since the road i was on wasnt the nicest to start with and proceded to the next corner (which happened to be a long sweeping left) as i'm coming around i can feel the car is leaning alot more than normal. i could tell i was getting close to the grip level of the tires so i slowed right down. as i lift off the pedal; i hear that same bang again. when i had the chance, i pulled over to let the engine cool off and decided to take a peak under the car to see what the banging was and to see if did any damage.


looks like the end of the front swaybar where it connects to the lower control arm on the passanger side has come out from it's (endlink?) and somehow bent the mount around. (as though it wansnt centered and the long left hander pushed the bar over and fubar'd the mount.

am i going to have to replace the whole control arm and front sway bar or just the control arm? maybe just the mount?

it's pouring out now so i cant get a pic, but i will posty one soon.

 

I doubt the LCA is damaged. Thats one thick peice of metal. The sway bar, endlinks and brackets sound damaged. Fortunately alot of ppl upgrade these so you should be able to find one in the classifieds for cheap. Get some pics when you get a chance.

 

no real damage done, but for sure you gonna want an alightment after all is repaired....Might have messed up your toe....it will wear the tires the same as negative camber, but just a lot quicker.

pics would be good...

 

it was raining lastnight but it's stopped since then. i'll get some pics in about 45 mins

 

sounds nasty
Get pics

 

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bad side:

 

so is it not nearly as bad as i'm thinking?

 

not that bad at all, just a sway link, very minor

 

man am i ever happy to hear that

 

HOLY CRAP! look at all that RUST!!!! I'm assuming its from the salt on the roads during the winters?!

 

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Yeah, your sway bar end-link came apart right here. Shouldn't be hard to fix at all.

 

becare full with disassembling, rust weakens bolts.

 

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it's not as bad as it looks. mostly just dirty as hell. there is some rust though. mostly from being in harsh canadian winters

 

i think i'll order two new endlinks and new prothane bushings. might as well do it all at the same time

 

LOL our Winters are something else. THe cars don't love us when were pushing them in dec-feb. What year is your car?

PEace.......

 

it's a 97 with 165,000 km's on the ol clock

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THe integ endlinks dont use bushings, they are already rigid

 

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then why is it that companies like prothan and ES make replacement sway endlink bushing kits, if teg endlinks dont use bushings?

 

is it safe for me to jack the front end up and put it on stands or will i have to do this with the car on the ground?