Saturday, December 22, 2007

Day 2: Front Sway Bar Install *COMPLETED*

Today was dedicated to finding a replacement for the missing washer on the end link that Energysuspensionparts.com FORGOT to put in. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be to find a washer. I first tried Home Depot, then Lowe's, then Advance Auto Parts, and then I had Advance Auto Parts check all of the nearby Advance Auto Parts stores in the city and none of them had the washer in stock! Luckily, one of the employees at Advance Auto spoke up while I was leaving and pointed me in the right direction: A very very small hardware store called White Swan Hardware, which surprisingly had the washer I needed. The only difference was that the washer didn't have the same cup shape as the other washers in the end link, but the hole and the width were identical, so it was good enough...

Here are some pictures of what a stock sway bar, end link, and bushings look like after 42,000 miles:


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