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Old 09-25-2017, 08:46 AM
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Default Bent sway bar. Is is trash or can it be salvaged?

This is a RSS 3 hole adjustable front sway bar for 997 tt. Not sure if I should try repair, sell or throw it away?
Old 09-25-2017, 02:04 PM
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Pretty hard to repair and trust a bent sway bar, but I'm not sure how it is bent. What else was damaged when this happened?
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Originally Posted by mark.jorgensen
Pretty hard to repair and trust a bent sway bar, but I'm not sure how it is bent. What else was damaged when this happened?
PO a close friend back in 2009 or 2010 turned left to avoid hitting a car and hopped the front of the drivers side onto a curb. In doing so the wheel was damaged as was the B16 bilstien strut and tied to it I assume was the drop link connected to the sway bar.

Best i can guess is all was repaired but the sway bar stayed and he then put Moton club sports bc B16s were on a long back order.

This is my best guess why it's bent.
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Replace.
Old 09-26-2017, 11:37 AM
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While you can bend steel, no matter how you do it, there will be a change in the structure. While this may be OK for some components, in no way would I trust a suspension component that had been bent and re-bent back. Definitely replace it.
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Certainly it's already been replaced. Just wondering if there was any purpose left in it. To the trash it goes. Thanks!
Old 09-27-2017, 02:35 PM
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junkyard, I have an old stock one you can have free of charge if you need
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junkyard, I have an old stock one you can have free of charge if you need
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I'll take you up on that and cover shipping of course. Thanks!
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It's junk. Last thing you want is a swaybar with even a minor asymmetrical tweak.



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