Replaced my busted front swaybar (pics)

**Zapper2003** · 07-28-2007, 11:40 AM

Well, finally got around to getting my new-used front swaybar put on that I purchased from user gvincent on here (good guy to deal with!) and here's what I took out. The car had 100k on it when i bought it and I knew it had lived a rough life before it came to me. When I first discovered this problem only the drivers side piece was detached, and then today i noticed the pass. side piece had become detached as well. Here are the pictures.

Drivers side pictures (x2)

And the passengers side (x2)

Luckily it all held together while I have driven the thing like 3k miles since I bought it. However, it's got a better one on it now and also new endlinks.

**derrinx** · 07-28-2007, 11:43 AM

what you replace it with?

**Zapper2003** · 07-28-2007, 11:49 AM

a stocker off a 95 t/a with less miles. Didn't have the cash on hand to go aftermarket and no plans for racing.

**FSANE** · 07-28-2007, 07:46 PM

keep it off

**Zapper2003** · 07-28-2007, 07:50 PM

if it were straight-line only i'd probably consider for weight savings.

**FSANE** · 07-28-2007, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by Zapper2003

if it were straight-line only i'd probably consider for weight savings.

its not about weight saving, its about weight transfer.....when I took mine off I dropped .2 of a second of my 1/4 mile.

**Zapper2003** · 07-28-2007, 08:30 PM

I have to turn on occasion though, all of the roads I travel aren't straight.

**derrinx** · 07-28-2007, 11:13 PM

haha turning sucks... buy an sti for that

**9t8z28** · 07-29-2007, 06:45 AM

My swaybar did the same thing.

**SexOnWheels** · 07-29-2007, 10:35 AM

Damn that one is rusted to hell. Does your entire under carriage look like that?

You should have replaced it with a GM 1LE 32mm hollow bar as they can be found on ebay for $20 +shipping brand new.

Did you upgrade the bushings and endlinks to polt at least?

Hell I have a powdercoated one c/w prothane poly bushings I could have sent/sold to you:

**Zapper2003** · 07-29-2007, 04:52 PM

Not everything is rusted like the swaybar. It was never stored inside and driven on numerous dirt/gravel roads and beat on pretty hard before I got ahold of it, not to mention the salt in the wintertime (i'm sure the car was driven in winter :-x)