Repair Cracked Sway Bar
04-22-2019, 04:11 PM
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Repair Cracked Sway Bar
Thinking of replacing my stock solid 32mm front bar with a 34mm hollow one that I have. Only issue is there is a 1inch crack just outside of the frame bushing. Will welding it take car of it or should I not bother?
04-22-2019, 04:18 PM
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Re: Repair Cracked Sway Bar
While it might be possible to weld the crack....if it were my car, there's no way I'd do so. Stabilizer bars act like springs, and as a result, there's a certain amount of flex designed into them...there's just no real certain way to be sure the bar won't fail...possibly during a severe maneuver.
Replacements are still pretty common, and reasonably priced. It's just not worth the possible risk. IMHO.
Replacements are still pretty common, and reasonably priced. It's just not worth the possible risk. IMHO.
04-22-2019, 04:54 PM
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Re: Repair Cracked Sway Bar
No way to fix it.
It's a SPRING. The act of welding it would destroy it.
Just get another.
It's a SPRING. The act of welding it would destroy it.
Just get another.
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