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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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Swaying Alot in the Front!?

what can make so much swayin in the front of the car??? I got it really bad and i looked under the car already and nothin looks loose.. what do you think can cause all that swayin up front?

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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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stock suspension

Go buy yourself a front strut tower bar, and a twin subframe bar wouldn't hurt either.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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could be many things. i would examine the entire suspension, with the car in the air, at least on jackstands. check the sway bars, springs, cab's, all joints and connections, basically anything that can be loose, broken, unhooked, etc.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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stock suspension

Go buy yourself a front strut tower bar, and a twin subframe bar wouldn't hurt either.
the only this i did to the suspension is the Sportline springs
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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the only this i did to the suspension is the Sportline springs
bar it up man

front strut tower bar and a rear sway bar are essential.


I'd check your struts and rear shocks as well... How many miles have you driven the stock struts and shocks so far? (this is regardless of the sportlines)
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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bar it up man

front strut tower bar and a rear sway bar are essential.


I'd check your struts and rear shocks as well... How many miles have you driven the stock struts and shocks so far? (this is regardless of the sportlines)
Theres 42,000 miles on the car now.. the first few days after getting the car back from the shop, there was no swaying and now theres a **** load of it
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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what was worked on at the shop?
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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what was worked on at the shop?
The whole motor was out and tore apart. I did get them to weld those 3 strut bolts on each side of the motor, because 2 of the studs came lose on each side and im kinda thinking the weld didnt hold or something..
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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take a picture of the strut bolts that were welded! ?? !

also, did you get an alignment after getting lowered

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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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take a picture of the strut bolts that were welded! ?? !

also, did you get an alignment after getting lowered
I dont have a camra right now, but yeah i did and i still had alittle swayin but when they pulled the motor, it was still on the sub frame with the axles still in. so i know my alignment is ******* right now cuz i cant go over 60mph without the whole front end shaking
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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strut bolts shouldnt be welded, is what i was getting at. i never heard that before. also, check the lug nuts. as stupid as that sounds, that was the last thing I checked when i had a shaky front end. check your hubs too. life the car off the gorund and give the wheels a wiggle. should be no movement.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Replace the strut upper mounts. Thats not safe at all.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by pjk91
strut bolts shouldnt be welded, is what i was getting at. i never heard that before. also, check the lug nuts. as stupid as that sounds, that was the last thing I checked when i had a shaky front end. check your hubs too. life the car off the gorund and give the wheels a wiggle. should be no movement.
alright well im using my friends jack tomorrow so im going to go over everything every bolt under the car and by the wheels, and hopefully ill find something very loose so then ill know what the problem is
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