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SWAY BAR SNAPPED!!!
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:36 pm
by ft04me
ARGH! This couldnt have happened at a wrong time!! RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS WHEN IM BROKE!!!
I Was driving around a round about when i heard a massive snap coming from underneath so i stopped and had a look and didnt see it much then when i was driving arounf i would occasionally hear a clicking noise.. then when i got home i discovered that the Sway bar had snapped on the driver side!!
How much is one of these? and where can i get em from? are these common??
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:05 pm
by vipfto
get a uprated one mate from whiteline seeing as you have to replace sorry cant give you price though, just check website
sure its swaybar and not the droplink? just thats more common to snap than swaybar itself
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:08 am
by ft04me
hmmm which one is which??
its the bent part of a lont piece that snapped... is that the drop link? or sway bar??
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:14 am
by vipfto
the sway bar runs from one side of thecar to the other, the front droplink goes from the shock to the actual swaybar
the droplink is much thinner than swaybar and will have two small ball joints (one top and one bottom)
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:54 am
by dstocks
Ive got one I think. Ive broken one of these before as well. You probably weakened it when you had the accidents earlier in the year.
Correct me if im wrong, But I dont think there is any reason why the car cant be driven with it broken. It will effect the handling, but is not an essential component.
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:09 am
by rock_it
I have had no front sway bar for about 6 months now ... Actually may be closer to 12 months ...
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:04 am
by topao
rock_it wrote:I have had no front sway bar for about 6 months now ... Actually may be closer to 12 months ...
Im the same, i havent been driving with one for 8 months now... I've got the whitleline replacement, but just cant be arsed putting it on
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:12 am
by Bennoz
They are only 4 bolts to swap out, but they are an ass to get at.
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:33 am
by ft04me
LoLz...
well that just convinced me to continue driving with it snapped...
isnt the main job of the sway bar just for stability? drving without one would just mean i'll get more body roll and probably more chances or understeering.. right??
whats the step involve in replaceing one of these.. will i need to remove any other part or is it just jack the car up... remove the old one... and put the new one on??
hey dwayne how much do u think it will cost to be shipped up my way??
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:40 am
by koolio1234
it will affect handling but not in day to day driving. Probably only on a track.
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:09 am
by ft04me
i did notice in more body roll...