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6th Gen ('00-'05): Front suspension problem - CausedWipeout

Old Dec 20, 2023 | 08:39 AM
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Default Front suspension problem - CausedWipeout

Hi guys. I got a mystery on my hands that I have not been able to pin down since I bought my baby...
00' letter k - fairly low mileage considering... no previous accidents or body damage of any sort.
when I bought it the drivers side of the stabilizer bar was completely broken off - which is common... after replacing it I replaced everything in the front end. Inner and outers, control arms, ball joints, quick struts, front wheel hubs, cv shafts, and intermediate steering shaft...

Despite all of that I have and had been dealing with symptoms the entire that have yet to be alleviated and only progressed. Even after two alignments.

Going into turns, and curves it feels as if my outer wheels cambers outrageous and as if my wheels do not want to actually turn into the turn. This happens turning left and right.

I've had to replace my control arm links twice in 4 months as they are breaking??? The bolt style with poly bushings are breaking.

my other car has **** going on wjth it and I need midnight to be safe for me and my children.

This is what happened the day before Thanksgiving due to this feeling... going around curves at any sort of speed feels as if my car wants to go both directions, so if I turn a bit to the left it feels like it wants to spin me around to the right. This took me into a guard rail after someone locked up their brakes so that air could cross the road on a hwy on ramp.
attached are before and after photos of midnight. Luckily only cosmetic and I was driving alone. Uninjured and whipped it around and drove it home...

After swapping headlights



Black eye and busted lip




Nothing major *phew*

Afted straightening everything out - here was the test fit Now its all realigned and tightened down... hood has two pins, a temporary braided cable hinge, and the factory heaight assys are being utilized again
 

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Old Dec 20, 2023 | 04:17 PM
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This is tough without feeling it and doing a full inspection. If I follow your information correctly, you mentioned the sway bar end link bolts are snapping. That is suggesting to me something is out of spec/incorrect parts possibly installed. Such as, what sway bar did you install? And what sway bar end links are you using? And while we are at it, what control arms?

I am wondering if one of those parts is incorrect for the Monte and perhaps causing the problems you have.
 
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