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glee60
03-01-2007, 05:56 PM
Hey guys, so I met a curb the other day and thrashed my control arm, I have a new one and really need to get back on the road now. Needless to say it snapped my front sway-bar link. My question is can I temporarily, but safely drop my front sway-bar for the time being? I plan on picking up a set of the Whiteline ones in a couple weeks, so it would be daily driven until then, minus the swaybar. Thanks for the input!
Peace,
Chris
StatGSR
03-01-2007, 06:01 PM
hey dude didnt know there was anybody else from duluth on sli! we gota meet up some time. what do u drive?

anyway, i dont think its a problem to go around with out a sway bar for a bit. odds are good the car will just get a little more tail happy till its replaced, but if u take it easy i dont think its a problem. but maybe somebody here might have more knowlege on the matter.
glee60
03-01-2007, 08:51 PM
Hell yeah bro! I've got a '96 Legacy EX-Brighton wagon 5 Speed.
If anyone else has any thoughts on the sway bar, I'm game!
Here she is just for fun...
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2007/03/DSC00783-1.jpg
StatGSR
03-01-2007, 09:55 PM
do u have color matched steelies on there right now, cause iv seen a maroon wagon with maroon steelies before.
scottzg
03-01-2007, 10:47 PM
yeah, ive done it for a few weeks. The car feels like crap though.

spesh fsr?
Plays_with_Toys
03-02-2007, 12:16 AM
I'm currently without a rear sway bar. The car actually has a tendency to oversteer now... But it is also very floppy in turns. I wouldn't worry about it, just don't go zipping around corners too fast.
Huffer
03-02-2007, 12:36 AM
He's talking about the FRONT sway bar. Not the rear.

OP - it'll be fine for a short period of time, but as others have said, no aggressive moves.
Plays_with_Toys
03-02-2007, 01:07 AM
I know he means the front, I'm just saying, from experience, I'm running without a sway bar fine right now. The motor is upfront, so it'll be more dramatic, but as long as you slow down for sharp turns you should be ok.
glee60
03-02-2007, 02:06 PM
Hey, thanks guys! Great info! One more kind of unrelated, question, need a spindle too, I don't have ABS, but is there any reason I can't use an ABS spindle?
glee60
03-02-2007, 04:20 PM
Here's the results of biting a curb at 20 or so :oops:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2007/03/DSC00799-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2007/03/DSC00800-1.jpg
And for anyone who hasn't had one of these off, They feel beefy!
And the result of trying to get the damn ceased shot balljoint out...
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2007/03/DSC00802-1.jpg
Sooo, now were on to finding a new spindle amidst the blizzard... what timing.