Thread: Broken front sway & alignment ? Also sway bar recommendations..

The mounting points for my front antisway bar have broken off at the seam, as typical. Definitely going to be replacing the bar in the next month or so. My question is: Can it be effectively aligned with the sway bar being in its current state? I know I really need a good alignment and I'm worried about destroying more tires with uneven wear. My rush for the alignment is due to the fact I just started a new job, which involves much more highway miles....again i don't wanna destroy my tires.
Also, quick recommendations for the replacement bar? Got a rear GMPP antisway, should I match it in the front? Or switch to a Dorman or Impala bar? The front GMPP is $115 on WBS with endlinks which sounds good to me.

Thanks

sway bar shouldn't affect an alignment at all.

find a dorman solid sway bar. it comes with all new hardware but buy new polly bushings for it, the bushing that come with it fail rather fast.

the end links are holding up just fine so far.

Was just gonna ask where to source a Dorman bar from.
ZZP has Progress solid front for $140... closer to $100 sounds better xD

ebay, ive seen them for 70 shipped. need to look hard tho.

local mine came with all hardware for 120 at napa.

Thanks for input guys.
But I think Amazon is the winner...
$105 total for Dorman front kit, upgraded Moog bushings, and upgrade Moog endlinks for $5 each.
I regret not throwing a coat of paint on my rear bar, think I should bother? As far as rust prevention goes. Either way I'm sure it'll outlast my car.
Anything tricky about the install ?

nice score, with 2 broken ends now the new bar will make it corner like a race car lol

i drove with no sway bar for like 2 months, i know how bad it can be. new bar feels like a new car lol

Its actually really scary to drive fast right now. Must be a combination of bad alignment and broken sway. I will not exceed 75mph in it as is. Starts feeling really sloppy and "floaty", its scary.

tires screech around every turn too.

be careful on the highway, the car can get away from you pretty easy. like you said floaty boat action.

I drove over a year without a front sway bar, only scared me once when I went to pass the lady real fast I almost hit her. To install all I had to do was take off the driverside tie rod end. Putting the rubber things on then trying to tighten the 2 bolts while squishing the rubber piece was a pita for me and the air ratchet.

I recently noticed my sway bar has some corrosion on these sway bar ends and I noticed the seam seemed to be starting to separate but not nearly as bad as the OP. I'm trying to track down a clunk in the front end and was wondering if the corroded sway bar could be the problem or unlikely?

Also, how can I test the ball joints to see if they are bad?