HELP with traction controll bar?
 

whats up azine went to get a specialty alighnment today and to get front ingalls camber installed and the front left wouldnt get into spec and finealy the guy seen that the traction controll arm was bent i think thats what its called the bar thats on top of the lower controll arm anyways he told me i should replace the spindal and lower controll arm as well just to be safe just wondering what you guys think?? i pesonally think i would be good wit just replacing the traction controll arm heres a pic i got off of here of what im talking about. http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/a...lie813/bar.jpg

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has the car been in an accident to bend those parts- or major potholes? curbshot?

control arm bushings are common failure- buy the complete arm from rockauto.com type of place for cheaper

spindle depends if its really bent
If this guy cant tell= you are at the wrong shop!!

yes it has been in a wreck im just wondering should i just buy the bar and get an alighnment i really dont think i need a spindal/hub or lower controll arm it look fine to me but the traction bar was bent badly..

Its called a Radius Rod. I dont know what it really has to do with your camber not being able to be adjusted. It just keeps the wheel centered in the wheel well and takes acceleration and braking loads. While it may be bent (doubtful) camber adjustment is more a function of the lower, upper control arm and the Knuckle. Find out what is bent. Find a new shop :2cents:

The radius rod isnt a straight bar, it has some bends in it from the factory.

and he was getting a camber kit installed if I read correctly
so maybe the tech has no clue what they are doing?
or ziner went in looking like ~easy money~
example:
one shop actually looked out the window at my 01, before giving what should be a standard priced estimate:
,,,gee those are nice wheels--what suspension is on it?---ok!!
well you know the 105 is realllllllly labor intensive,,its an all day job at $125 an hour,,,,

they figured as long as I had money to get things in the past,,
today I'm going to make their boat payment!!

get a 2nd opinion from a good shop
some places employ a guy who can loosen the bolts and turn thing around until the green lines match

other places have guys that understand balance, know damage from normal shapes
and often deal with lowered cars with camber kits
call around- shops that do large rims usually deal with lowered cars too

since your car was in an accident- having damaged part is likely- you just want to replace the ones that need it~

no it is bent i got under the car and looked my self they are a good shop all the guy was saying its better to replace the parts instead of wasting money on alighnments he said its not that much off.

But a radius rod isnt going to fix camber, its only going to adjust caster. If its not bent then why would you replace it?

It is bent. he said the spindal might be bent as well as the lower controll arm. they look fine excluding the radius bar all i know is know somthing on my camber kitis hitting my fender when i go over bumps seem like more i spend the more problems i run into.

Replace whats bent.

i found out it was the front sway bar not the radius bar that was bent so now i have an extra radius bar lol o well was only 30 bucks.