Re: Sway Bar Link question

One other thing James, I don't recommend driving the car with one end link 
attached. You probably already thought of this but you definitely want to 
remove the other end link until you get the new and then re-install it at 
that time. In easy driving, you may not be able to tell any issue (don't 
know, didn't try it) but I'd be concerned about how the car would react if

you had to make an emergency maneuver or went into a hard / fast corner.

Chris
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"James" <jc55@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Thanks for the info.  I've copied it for future consideration.  'Stock'
> doesn't look all that impressive - james
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> <adventuremyk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:09:04 -0700, "James" <jc55@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
>>
>> >I discovered a broken sway bar link on my 2003 Miata LS with 12K
miles.
> I
>> >ordered a new one online, but now have concern over whether I ordered 
>> >the
>> >right part.
>> >
>> >My question: my car came with what was termed 's****t suspension.'  Are
> all
>> >OEM replacement links the same?  I didn't see any questions relative
to
>> >optional suspension packages.  The OEM sway bar link looks 'terribly
>> >designed.'  It has 4 little pins pushed through a cup affixed to the 
>> >link
>> >end - and essentially 'peened' over.  I'm thinking sway bar link 
>> >breakage
>> >must be common?
>>
>>
>> James,  the stock ones, even with the 's****t suspension' are pretty
>> tame and still allow for a lot of body roll.  The upgrades from Flyin
>> Miata are much more fun, solid, and are adjustable to fine-tune it the
>> way you want it.  They do a lot toward increasing the turn-in response
>> and transient handling and have no ride penalty.  As long as you are
>> under there, it might be worth a look.  In general it took me more
>> time to pull the tools out than to swap front and rear swaybars.
>>
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