Flipped sway bar damaged lateral links - Page 2

Pyrex · 01-25-2006, 06:54 AM

Sorry I don't have a picture of it flipped on my car but if you search there are a couple posted. If you look at my pictures above you can see the sway bar end links attached to the lateral links. They should look like that, pointed up. If your bar flips the sway bar end links will be pointed down and bent over the lateral links causing the damage I was asking about.

Also to add to my question about the dealer's responsibility, they told me to drive around for 5 days with the sway bar flipped while they ordered the end links because they didn't want to give me a loaner car. So they definitely made the damage worse. If it were up to me I wouldn't have driven the car with a flipped sway bar.

BlueGold · 01-25-2006, 09:04 AM

Hmmm...I should probably keep an eye on mine since I pull into a parking lot, making one rear tire leave the ground, several times a week.

STImachine · 01-25-2006, 10:02 AM

My car was stock when it happened. It was my driveway. It caused me to "tip" while going up in. The rear wheel would "float" before coming back into contact with the driveway. If this happens with your driveway, I'd be looking into it if I were you.

'05 STi · 01-25-2006, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyrex

Sorry I don't have a picture of it flipped on my car but if you search there are a couple posted. If you look at my pictures above you can see the sway bar end links attached to the lateral links. They should look like that, pointed up. If your bar flips the sway bar end links will be pointed down and bent over the lateral links causing the damage I was asking about.

Also to add to my question about the dealer's responsibility, they told me to drive around for 5 days with the sway bar flipped while they ordered the end links because they didn't want to give me a loaner car. So they definitely made the damage worse. If it were up to me I wouldn't have driven the car with a flipped sway bar.

Thanks for the post, bro. I'll check out the pics.

STI-TOM · 01-25-2006, 01:04 PM

On my 04, I flipped my twice in one week. Only one side though. It was caused by the driveway at work. The car would slope to one side with the fender just about touching the one tire and having about 4" clear on the other side. I finally had to get some Perrin end links and a new swaybar as well. I got the dealer to install them under warrenty. Now I have an 06 which I've left the suspension stock and haven't had any problems yet.

BlueGold · 01-27-2006, 04:33 AM

Interesting...I just checked mine this morning and they looked good to me. No sign of flipping....yet.

woz · 01-27-2006, 04:40 AM

Mine did the same on my 04. dealer didnt warany them either, so now I have endlinks in the shape of an "C". Before I refliped them the body sat with a lean.

Antimullet · 02-13-2006, 10:31 PM

EXACT same thing happened to me at an autocross last year. Wouldn't replace the lateral links either, but oh well, its a solid chunk it hasn't failed in a year.

drdome99 · 02-14-2006, 07:21 AM

it doens't just happen from driving obviously, they can flip when you jack the car up and then when you set it back down. Mine flipped when my suspension was completely stock, the end links looked like C's they were bent so bad. I have hotchkis endlinks now still w/ stock swaybar and have had no issues.

drdome99 · 02-14-2006, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by woz

Mine did the same on my 04. dealer didnt warany them either, so now I have endlinks in the shape of an "C". Before I refliped them the body sat with a lean.

Sittin sidewayz y0 that is hot down souf

01-25-2006, 06:54 AM	#16
Pyrex Junior STI Driver Car: 05 WRX STi CGM/Slver Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 159 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2004 Trader Rating: (1)	Sorry I don't have a picture of it flipped on my car but if you search there are a couple posted. If you look at my pictures above you can see the sway bar end links attached to the lateral links. They should look like that, pointed up. If your bar flips the sway bar end links will be pointed down and bent over the lateral links causing the damage I was asking about. Also to add to my question about the dealer's responsibility, they told me to drive around for 5 days with the sway bar flipped while they ordered the end links because they didn't want to give me a loaner car. So they definitely made the damage worse. If it were up to me I wouldn't have driven the car with a flipped sway bar. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Last edited by Pyrex; 01-25-2006 at 07:00 AM.

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01-25-2006, 09:04 AM	#17
BlueGold Grassroots STI Racer Car: 05, Subaru Impreza W Location: Cincinnati Posts: 551 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Hmmm...I should probably keep an eye on mine since I pull into a parking lot, making one rear tire leave the ground, several times a week.

01-25-2006, 10:02 AM	#18
STImachine STI Driver Car: 05 Subaru WRX STI Fav Mod: Spec C roof vent Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 216 IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	My car was stock when it happened. It was my driveway. It caused me to "tip" while going up in. The rear wheel would "float" before coming back into contact with the driveway. If this happens with your driveway, I'd be looking into it if I were you.

01-25-2006, 01:04 PM	#20
STI-TOM Amateur STI Driver Car: 06 & 07 STI WRB Fav Mod: PDX PROTUNE Location: Edmonton Posts: 45 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	On my 04, I flipped my twice in one week. Only one side though. It was caused by the driveway at work. The car would slope to one side with the fender just about touching the one tire and having about 4" clear on the other side. I finally had to get some Perrin end links and a new swaybar as well. I got the dealer to install them under warrenty. Now I have an 06 which I've left the suspension stock and haven't had any problems yet.

01-27-2006, 04:33 AM	#21
BlueGold Grassroots STI Racer Car: 05, Subaru Impreza W Location: Cincinnati Posts: 551 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Interesting...I just checked mine this morning and they looked good to me. No sign of flipping....yet.

01-27-2006, 04:40 AM	#22
woz Amateur STI Driver Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: intake hack=free Location: Omaha, Ne Posts: 22 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Mine did the same on my 04. dealer didnt warany them either, so now I have endlinks in the shape of an "C". Before I refliped them the body sat with a lean.

02-13-2006, 10:31 PM	#23
Antimullet Professional STI Driver Car: 08 STi w' BBS Fav Mod: Big Turbo Location: NORCAL Posts: 473 IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	EXACT same thing happened to me at an autocross last year. Wouldn't replace the lateral links either, but oh well, its a solid chunk it hasn't failed in a year.

02-14-2006, 07:21 AM	#24
drdome99 Spec C Club Car: '04 JBP STi Fav Mod: Whiteline Steering Bushings Location: Maryland Posts: 1,805 IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	it doens't just happen from driving obviously, they can flip when you jack the car up and then when you set it back down. Mine flipped when my suspension was completely stock, the end links looked like C's they were bent so bad. I have hotchkis endlinks now still w/ stock swaybar and have had no issues.