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i was just driving to lunch at work today, took a right turn, and heard it.

 

Wasnt to bad, but I had to drive it home. Stopped at a garage cause by the time i got home, i could barely do 20mph.

 

Any ideas what it is/how much to fix and shit?

 

This sucks, I JUST GOT THIS CAR :( :( :( :cry:

 

 

John

Guest TurboSedan
Posted

Any ideas what it is/how much to fix and shit?

 

 

John

 

looks to me like you need a new front sway bar...

Posted

well i told you before, WELD IT, its cheaper and should work...

 

makes sure its primed and painted afterwards to prevent rust...

Guest TurboSedan
Posted
well i told you before, WELD IT, its cheaper and should work...

 

:shock:

Posted

Yeah...um, no. Get the GMPP kit for 120 and upgrade everything. Why polish a turd by welding the stock POS that broke in the first place?

Posted

I can't get the link to work (DNS Error), but if it's a broken sway bar, I don't think it's a good idea to weld it. Aren't those things made of spring steel?

 

I would just buy a new one. I don't know about 97+, but they're not a huge deal to swap out on a gen 1.

Posted

just so he can drive it again, also, could prolly weld it back togeather for 10$

 

so thats a better idea then spending 110 unneccesary dollars...

 

also, its like welding a shock mount back togeather, just make sure that you get some-body good to do it so it doesn't go out of alignment (even though i'm not completely sure how that could happen.

 

ALSO a weld should hold longer then any other part of the sway bar, if you guys know anything about welding, you guys should know that a good weld should hold better then the steel next to it...

 

as i said WELD IT

 

also keep in mind a sway bar is just for stiffer handling. the clunking was most likely caused by the bar hitting the part that broke off when the a-arm moved up and down.

Posted

shawn, the pics work now if you wanna see what im talking about

 

 

:cry: :cry: :cry:

 

 

My mechanic said he has never seen a sway bar do that. EVER!

 

Guess its weird eh?

 

John

Posted

theres a reason they make bushings and stuff for suspension, so why on earth would you weld it? Suspension parts need to give a little for the car to ride/act like a car should. I know....lets go weld the motor and trans to the subframe, that'll make it stronger :roll:

Posted
theres a reason they make bushings and stuff for suspension, so why on earth would you weld it? Suspension parts need to give a little for the car to ride/act like a car should. I know....lets go weld the motor and trans to the subframe, that'll make it stronger :roll:

 

temorary....

 

just so he can drive it again, also, could prolly weld it back togeather for 10$

 

so if your done flaming then leave it alone...

Guest TurboSedan
Posted

do it the right way and just replace it. this is no place for welding.

Posted
do it the right way and just replace it. this is no place for welding.

 

Agree

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