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Old 12-07-2013, 07:37 PM
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Hey I've been experiencing heavy body roll in my fox to the point where if I make a hard turn the front side scrapes the ground. I looked under my car and saw this

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Old 12-07-2013, 07:39 PM
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I just bought the car. The other side is connected. I want to fix this myself but it wont budge
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Old 12-08-2013, 01:59 AM
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Damn, you might have to hacksaw hat thing off just above the control arm if you can't get it off with an impact gun.
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Old 12-08-2013, 06:10 PM
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"Swaybar Endlinks" Those are cheap at Advanced Auto or Autozone. Just cut it off and replace it. The new one will come with new bushings too.
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Old 12-09-2013, 07:49 AM
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Thanks for the help. Soo I cut off this end of the swaybar and weld a longer endlink to the cut? So the swaybar can reach the chassis
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No no no. First try to hold the top part of the end link with vise pliers, and try to take the nut off the bottom, under the control arm. If that doesn't/can't work. Then cut the end link between the control arm and the bushing.
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Just so we are clear, do not cut the sway bar. Keep me updated on your status.
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Old 12-10-2013, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by wpbmuscle
Thanks for the help. Soo I cut off this end of the swaybar and weld a longer endlink to the cut? So the swaybar can reach the chassis
Either the sway bar is off center or it's bent.

You should just get a new sway bar end link kit and sway bar bushings.

If you look at where the sway bar mounts to the chassis you should be able to tell if the bar is off center because there will be wear marks where the bushings made contact with the bar.

If it's off center, just center it and see if the end link lines up with the mounting point at the end of the bar. If they don't line up even after centering then the bar is probably bent and needs to be replaced, otherwise you will end up with the same problem in a few weeks or months.
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