how hard is it to bend a sway bar. when the car was hit (i didnt do it it was the guy I got it from) it tore the A arm off the cradel Ya it was that bad. well a engine cradel And a A-arm later I am just wondering if it would just spring back or would it bend and how can I tell?
thanks
jacob

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Ya sure it is just an RS

B4Cyaa

1991 RS B4C
Former Nebraska Highway Patrol Car 1 of 3
305 TPI
WC T-5
Four Wheel Disk Brakes
Only Options
Rear Defrost
Am-Fm Radio
Red-int White-exe
One BA Of A 350 In The Works
Mods
Dynomax Cat Back (to hold me over till I got the $$$ for the Borla)
best 1/4mile Run of 14.92@94.83
with 145,000 on her

 

Get a new bar. A shop may be able to bend it back, but the metal has been weakened at the bend and the sway bar wont work like it was designed too.

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-Justin-
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There can be only one!!

 

You can pick one up at tha local pick-a-parts. While you are at it o can upgrade to WS6 or Iroc sway bar. Grab the sway bar bushings too or upgrade to poly. The sway bar is a non-wear item IMO. As long as the donor car was not in an accident a used one will work just as well as a new one. I bought new ones for my RS, but found out they sold me a 4th gen front bar by mistake. I had already powder coated it, so I couldn't return it. I picked up one off a Firebird with WS6 performance suspension.