maximasicilian123

Can you post a pic of the stabalizer bar and link.

I bent my stabalizer bar from hitting a curb. I replaced just about the whole front end and when I went to put in the last piece wich was the stabalizer bar link, I noticed the bottom bolt that goes in the control arm was about 2 inches off.

I took the nuts off on both sides of the bar ,turned it the opposite direction and used a jack to kind of bend it back in place. The bar itself has a 90 degree bend where the top of the link bolt goes. Depending on how I position that 90 , the link either fits or if I turn in the other way its still off. So I basically need a guide on where that bend should be. I kind of forgot to take a mental note. If any of u guys have ur tire off can u post a good pic? Preferably both side but passenger side is what im working on. Thanks

djfrestyl

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Why not post a pic of what you're seeing, and we can advise accordingly?

tosheto

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Take pictures of the damage and post it up so we can see it. Are you sure you are installing the end links correctly?

maximasicilian123

http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/sicilianiggy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140604_144408_zpsrjlgkv6x.jpg.html


http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/sicilianiggy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140604_144355_zpskwod0c47.jpg.html

I kind of bent it back in place but im not sure if its just the angle of bar that's giving me the room to put the link on or if the bend I made was good enough. I have both sides of the link bolts in place on the passenger and driver side.
Does it matter how that bar is positioned ? Everything lines up the way I have it.

djfrestyl

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Pics are not working.

Use img tags

maximasicilian123

http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/si...d0c47.jpg.html

http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/si...gkv6x.jpg.html

Not sure if this is what u meant by image tags but these should work

djfrestyl

iTrader: (89)

Clearance on that sway bar looks way off. Definitely bent - and visibly pointing a different direction at the sway bar bushing.

Replace.

maximasicilian123

Would I be able to put it together and drive for a few weeks till I get some money to replace it?

Either I can do that or I need to put it together and bring it to midus so they can remove and replace all my exhaust bolts. I tried to remove the cat to work on it and some bolts just won't come out. I heated them up n got some out

If I get the bolts replaced it looks like I can remove the precat and cat and I'll have the clearance to maneuver it around

djfrestyl

iTrader: (89)

I don't have a good answer for you there.

Very hard to predict ability to drive straight, alignment, tire wear, etc. Also, if the sway bar is bent, who's to say it won't just snap?

NmexMAX

iTrader: (22)

Strut might be bent too. Did the same awhile back on my 4th gen. LCA was toast, replaced it and took it in for an alignment ant they couldn't align it because the strut was bent.