[s-cars] Re: Rear Sway Bar Question

[Dave Forgie]

Sorry: this didn't go through the first time (or did it):

Dave Forgie wrote:

> WhooHoo!! The all-seeing, all-knowing, all-dancing (well, okay, not
> dancing, but at least toe-tapping) List is back.  Just in time for a
> question that I have:
>
> Background: Thanks to Gabriel Caldwell and his efforts in recycling dead
> S-cars via parts transplants into deserving recipients (for a price), I
> am now the owner of a 92 C4 S-car rear crossmember and sway bar for my
> 93 Carbon Fibre S4.  Since I have a V8 torsen in the garage waiting to
> be installed, swapping the crossmember and adding the sway bar won't be
> too much extra work.
>
> Question:  What's the deal with the OE sway bar-to-lower control arm
> links?  I expected something like a threaded rod with Heim-joints but
> the OE  links are actually a fixed rod with a ball joint at either end.
> They probably function just fine but they look strange. Do they go bad?
> Should I be thinking of replacing them ($50 CDN per side)?
>
> I will be replacing the rubber bushings where the bar mounts to the 92
> only rear cross member.  (The car is Eibach/Biltstein equipped)
>
> Thank in advance.
>
> Dave F.