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managed to have the front sway bar bushing/bolt pop off the car today while airing it right up on the passenger side. eeek
thread on bolt screwed and nut stripped, a new set of bushings/bolts/washers for both sides is about $200 from mercedes :S I was thinking of replacing the rubber anyway but it's not desperate
I wonder if I can just get a new bolt/nut from home depot in the meantime? I've never had to buy any components like that before, any recommendations?
managed to have the front sway bar bushing/bolt pop off the car today while airing it right up on the passenger side. eeek
thread on bolt screwed and nut stripped, a new set of bushings/bolts/washers for both sides is about $200 from mercedes :S I was thinking of replacing the rubber anyway but it's not desperate
I wonder if I can just get a new bolt/nut from home depot in the meantime? I've never had to buy any components like that before, any recommendations?
You mean you aired up just one side? I tried that on my Cobra and both sides came up rather equal. I guess it's because it has giant sway bars. Big heavy cars like yours and mine, I guess something's got to give at some point.
You mean you aired up just one side? I tried that on my Cobra and both sides came up rather equal. I guess it's because it has giant sway bars. Big heavy cars like yours and mine, I guess something's got to give at some point.
yep, with the e-level i have been completely airing out one side and airing up the other, it looks quite humerous but no doubt puts strain on the sway. lesson learned i guess.
I think i will have to bite the bullet and go with dealer for bolts/sway bar bushings in a complete kit to maintain the right strength/quality
yep, with the e-level i have been completely airing out one side and airing up the other, it looks quite humerous but no doubt puts strain on the sway. lesson learned i guess.
Have you noticed any difference in handling without the sway bar? You might want to consider ditching it completely. You probably won't be doing any autocross events, and you'll be able to continue airing out one side...
Have you noticed any difference in handling without the sway bar? You might want to consider ditching it completely. You probably won't be doing any autocross events, and you'll be able to continue airing out one side...
havent driven it since, it was just in my garage when it happened. ive noticed a slight decrease in repsonsiveness at sharp highway manuevures with bags in so I want to keep the suspension as tight as I can up front
I wonder if you couldn't have sent your old bushings to energy suspension and have them cook some urethane ones for you. Can't be that hard to do when you have the original stuff.
Maybe even some of their 'universal' stuff would've worked.
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