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05-18-2009, 03:59 PM
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Check out what I found.... So not too long ago when I was replacing my front shocks and springs, I found this:
Its the bracket that bolts the sway bar bushing to the car. As you can see its snapped pretty much clear off. I Never hit anything or noticed a difference in the way the car handles since I bought it about two years ago....so my guess is its been like this since I got it. Anyone know if I can buy this bracket anywhere? Or am I gonna have to go to a gm dealer?
Its the bracket that bolts the sway bar bushing to the car. As you can see its snapped pretty much clear off. I Never hit anything or noticed a difference in the way the car handles since I bought it about two years ago....so my guess is its been like this since I got it. Anyone know if I can buy this bracket anywhere? Or am I gonna have to go to a gm dealer?
05-18-2009, 04:07 PM
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GM dealers and online GM parts stores should have them. This happened to me before and it caused some severely bad control/handling issues. I bought a set and had them box welded.
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GM dealers and online GM parts stores should have them. This happened to me before and it caused some severely bad control/handling issues. I bought a set and had them box welded.
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So not too long ago when I was replacing my front shocks and springs, I found this:
Its the bracket that bolts the sway bar bushing to the car. As you can see its snapped pretty much clear off. I Never hit anything or noticed a difference in the way the car handles since I bought it about two years ago....so my guess is its been like this since I got it. Anyone know if I can buy this bracket anywhere? Or am I gonna have to go to a gm dealer?
Its the bracket that bolts the sway bar bushing to the car. As you can see its snapped pretty much clear off. I Never hit anything or noticed a difference in the way the car handles since I bought it about two years ago....so my guess is its been like this since I got it. Anyone know if I can buy this bracket anywhere? Or am I gonna have to go to a gm dealer?
05-18-2009, 04:13 PM
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Awesome. After I replaced the shocks and springs I noticed a huge difference in handling. I cant wait to see what it feels like after I get this thing back together. Its gonna be a whole new car. Thanks for the info guys.
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I felt like I had little to no control of the rear end when I had the bracket broken. It's funny how badly something defective in the front can adversely affect the rear handling.