Thread: Why did these bend?

Thanks for chiming in Mark. I don't know if the shock is bent. I saw that in the photo and will go and take another look at the real thing. A bent shock wouldn't cause the links to bend though. Would it?

Kevin? Kevin? What did you find?

Quote: Originally Posted by orangefj45 that bushing's been flopping around for a while.......then again, who knows how long the links have been bent like that. Yeah - mine are pushed out as well. I was thinking, when I get that far in my rebuilt, that I would make a retaining clip similar to the stock one that had a tab on both sides to keep it in. Seems like a common issue with that particular bush.

that bushing's been flopping around for a while.......then again, who knows how long the links have been bent like that.

wow thats impressive nfi how ya managed that also noticed the top left(in pic) bush has came outta its home

I was thinking axle wrap?

no bump stops, extended shackles (slightly different geometry?) means too much travel, and is one of your shocks bent too? Get some paint on that baby!

You're bushing on the bar's out of place too.

Maybe your bushings aren't allowing the sway bar to twist. Maybe also the reason the bushing keeps working it's way out of the bushing clamp. If it's rusted and the rubber is aged it might be locking your sway bar in place or at least severly limiting it's motion.

if the bump stops are gone and you stuff the axle would that not result in bent links?