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Front sway bar rubbing on frame...why? #59735 05/01/02 12:29 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 118 Floor of my garage, WI B ButtonPuncher 1.0b OP Member
OP ButtonPuncher 1.0b Member B Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 118 Floor of my garage, WI	I did a search and found out that this is a fairly common problem. Why does it happen? Pulling the swaybar sounds like a kind of kludgy fix that won't last very long. Does the swaybar normally move from side to side during normal operation? Are my old bushings binding up and not letting it return to the proper position? BTW, my car has 93k miles on it. Thanks for any help! 96 Contour GL (2.0L Zetec, ATX) Sony CDX-C780 HU, Sony CDX-805 10 disc Changer, Sony XDP-210EQ, RF Punch 100.2 Amp, RF Punch 240.4 Amp, Dual 12'' Punch subs, Four Infinity Kappa 693.3i 6x9's, Optima Yellow Top CTA Intake, Hood Struts, EL Ford Logo, Hi Beam/Low Beam Mod, Blue LEDs in door handles and footwells

Re: Front sway bar rubbing on frame...why? #59736 05/01/02 01:32 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 12 cleveland ohio D d&hracing Junior Member
d&hracing Junior Member D Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 12 cleveland ohio	there is an updated swaybar that will correct this. it has stops on both ends to prevent the bar from moving side to side.

Re: Front sway bar rubbing on frame...why? #59737 05/01/02 11:16 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5,805 Rockford Mi USA T Terry Haines Member
Terry Haines Member T Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5,805 Rockford Mi USA	1)Disconnect the end links 2)center the bar so it clears frame etc 3)Get some hose the same ID as the bar,cut it 1" long and split it along its length 4)Slip over the bar and slide up to the bushes each side 5)Clamp it to the bar with a hose clip...done, you have stopped the sideways movement ... V6 MTX 'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!" 'Its only nuts & bolts!' 'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....! Haines Motor Sports Inc, Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning' SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'... Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk ..don't talk about it DO IT !!!

Re: Front sway bar rubbing on frame...why? #59738 05/05/02 08:02 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 118 Floor of my garage, WI B ButtonPuncher 1.0b OP Member
OP ButtonPuncher 1.0b Member B Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 118 Floor of my garage, WI	Terry, that's a plan! Can I elect you for president or something? LOL! 96 Contour GL (2.0L Zetec, ATX) Sony CDX-C780 HU, Sony CDX-805 10 disc Changer, Sony XDP-210EQ, RF Punch 100.2 Amp, RF Punch 240.4 Amp, Dual 12'' Punch subs, Four Infinity Kappa 693.3i 6x9's, Optima Yellow Top CTA Intake, Hood Struts, EL Ford Logo, Hi Beam/Low Beam Mod, Blue LEDs in door handles and footwells

Re: Front sway bar rubbing on frame...why? #59739 05/05/02 12:23 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5,805 Rockford Mi USA T Terry Haines Member
Terry Haines Member T Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5,805 Rockford Mi USA	If you like... ,this way it saves the cost of buying the later bar and does the same job..regards TH V6 MTX 'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!" 'Its only nuts & bolts!' 'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....! Haines Motor Sports Inc, Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning' SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'... Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk ..don't talk about it DO IT !!!

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