i was coming back to work from lunch today when i stopped to back in to a parking spot i heard a loud pop and everyone was staring at my car. after i backed into the spot i got out to investigate and this is what i found...





the scary part is that i have almost 400 hp and it could have broken at 120+

 

Did not break, but mine was bent from an accident before the car was mine. Made it impossible to align the car....Found some on ebay for cheap though....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ef4dr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

the scary part is that i have almost 400 hp and it could have broken at 120+</TD></TR></TABLE>


you should know better. get a new traction bar and be done with it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by STREETWERKZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you should know better. get a new traction bar and be done with it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

X2

 

x3, it is a good thing you weren't going 120mph though. 400+hp civic FTW!!

 

If you look closely and analyze what is there, you can see it has been cracked for quite some time. Replace both rods with new units in the least. A proper traction bar is your best bet.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jim Truett &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you look closely and analyze what is there, you can see it has been cracked for quite some time. Replace both rods with new units in the least. A proper traction bar is your best bet.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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you should know better. get a new traction bar and be done with it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

already ordered

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dustin_Pierce &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">400+ hp is that even legal driving for 120mph in PA?</TD></TR></TABLE>

the car traps 120+ at the track!

 

I have a traction bar on my car, the single bolt ripped out of the LCA at about 60 sent me swerving all over the road...lucky no one was coming and somehow I kept it on the road and I was just leaving my house so I was able to baby it back home...very scary you were lucky man...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dustin_Pierce &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">400+ hp is that even legal driving for 120mph in PA?</TD></TR></TABLE>

that makes absolutley no sense

 

why u gotta lie just say u didn't park right u Fu#k it up and now u need a new one ur best bet is go after marker on the traction bar and go OEM on the rods

 

why u gotta lie just say u didn't park right u Fu#k it up and now u need a new one <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ef4dr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was coming back to work from lunch today when i stopped to back in to a parking spot i heard a loud pop and everyone was staring at my car. after i backed into the spot i got out to investigate and this is what i found...





the scary part is that i have almost 400 hp and it could have broken at 120+</TD></TR></TABLE>j/kur best bet is go after marker on the traction bar and go OEM on the rods

 

What kind of cross member do you have?

 

it doesn't look stock, maybe an innovative replacement or something? they use the stock radius arms (or whatever the official name is) don't they?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdm_titan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> j/kur best bet is go after marker on the traction bar and go OEM on the rods</TD></TR></TABLE>

this was an aftermarket traction bar with oem radius rods.

 

traction bar? or replacement crossmember? I've never seen a traction bar that used OEM radius rods

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IT GUY &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">traction bar? or replacement crossmember? I've never seen a traction bar that used OEM radius rods</TD></TR></TABLE>

Traction bars actually remove that bushing and have a clevis joint with adjustability as a radius rod, this was either the OEM cross member or a replacement one.

 

wow...that could of been bad.

 

it would if he was smashing on the Hwy.

 

my driverside radius rod snapped while i was at LACR. i was actually running when it snapped. it was right before the end. i was doing about 85 and the damn car swerved soooooooo hard to the left i almost hit the wall. i was in the right lane. thank god i beat the car next to me or i would have smashed right into it.mine broke right in the middle.

 

i am really lucky that it didnt break at speed...

i have the innovative replacement crossmember, it is gonna be for sale it anyone is interested lol