For several weeks, I'd been hearing a dull knocking/tapping sound coming from the rear of the car while driving, even over minor road irregularities. This spring, I had the front stabilizer bar bushings replaced at a garage, so I suspected the rear needed the same. I drove to a vehicle inspection station, where my suspicions were confirmed. So I purchased both stabilizer bar bushings, along with clamps, bolts, and two stabilizer links for the right and left sides. The courier is supposed to deliver these parts to me on Tuesday, and I've scheduled a replacement with a mechanic in mid-November.

But I wanted to ask if the front stabilizer bar links are also available?
I'm asking because I can't find any offers online.
All the offers I've found are for the rear axle:
https://allegro.pl/oferta/febi-bilst...ra-17165326214

 

There are no links on the front. The sway bar bolts directly to the lower control arm.

 

@zip439 thanks for the explanation. 🙂

 

But apparently there are brackets in the front of this car that hold the stabilizer bar – is that true?
I'm trying to figure this out to eliminate the car pulling to the right.

 

get the front control arm adjustable bolts that let U go 2* north or south of stock.
not sure this is the correct one but NeedsWings.com has the correct ones ,
U need at least one on each side then a new alignment let them know u have the
adj bolts or let them install them for $$$$ jim

 

@amx1397 Thanks for your advice.
Regarding the car pulling to the right, I recently wrote about it in my thread:
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...trol-arms.html

@NeedsWings Do you have the front control arm adjustment bolts that amx1397 mentioned in your store?

 

https://www.needswings.com/front-adj...amber-bolt-kit

 

With all of the parts Rob has, he could probably assemble a Crossfire in his spare time! LOL

 

The rear axle parts I mentioned have already arrived.
It cost me $70.
They should fit.

 

Am I correct in thinking that this car doesn't have these adjustment screws for the front lower control arms from the factory?
Does this mean that such adjustment can only be made after I purchase these screws?

 

Yes U R correct.

 

@amx1397 Thank you.
I'm going to talk to my mechanic about this and see what he thinks.

 

@M60A3Driver I wonder if I asked you to come to Poland and help me fix this car pulling to the right...? How much would it cost...
You could take Rob from @NeedsWings with you, he's also very knowledgeable about Crossfires.

 

about the same as your mechanic is charging you because 1 it is a crossfire , 2 he most likely doesn't know very much about a crossfire,
3 he has you a customer who will pay, for something U can do yourself in less than 1/2 hour. swap out the bolts with the adj bolt., go under the car (with the car in the air remove the nut, jack up the control arm until the bolt turns freely,,,stop remove the bolt install the new one, make your adjustment rear needs to go to the right= arrow to the right,,,tighten the bolt .

 

Jim, I might not know as much as you do, but I have a whole thread on this site and facebok about maintenance and repairs.
However, it would be cheaper to have a mechanic do it locally, then fly me out there.

 

The cost would be 4 to 5 times what a local technician would charge!
Although, it would be nice to visit Poland one day!

 

I was being sarcastic , about the cost of someone going 1/2 way around the world to do a repair compared to paying a local.
I am now 83 and still do SOME of my repairs, I do all my own oil changes,, thank God i have Miami Matt,
who will drive 200 mile to help, on a rear end swap and other heavy work.
the reason I have matt come up here from Miami, is i do not trust ANY local mech.
example i had a rear end I wanted a gear change,, well the shop called me,, when I got there they had
3 mechanics looking at the rear,, one said with this bigger gear( 307 to a 345) it want go into the housing
yes the number is bigger LOL,, in less than 45 seconds i had the center section installed, then they did not know
that the tooth pattern is set up with the different thickness snap rings,,, I took my rear put in a box and said
no thanks i will fix it myself, ,the next day Matt came up and we put it in the car.

M60A3Driver You and a very few others are the members who post the best how to do Articles, and I thank you.
I looked but could not find how to install and adjust the adjustable control arm bolts, I do remember I think it was you
had written about the sway bar. thank you again.
a piece on the sway bar but again thank you and keeping the how to do articles coming , because
the newcomers do not know how to work on a crossfires, well not all of them.
and most shops we take our crossfire's to we have to tell them how to repair it. jim

Just a Note ,do all of you know that 95% of most of the crossfires left on the road ,,one or the other
of the rear wheels is 1/4 to 3/8 more forward than the other,, measure from tire to the lower edge front of the rear wheel well
and (don't quote me) but from center to center front to rear axle is 137" I think,,, measure both sides. and U will see.

 

@M60A3Driver @amx1397 Of course, I was just kidding.

 

While searching for the cause of my car pulling to the right, I drove to a vehicle inspection station today, where the technician found play in both front wheel bearings, with significantly more play on the right side.
I purchased a set of Schaeffler *** front wheel bearings for both wheels, costing $62 per set - A 210 330 00 51.
I hope I can arrange for a mechanic to replace them in November.

Meanwhile, the diagnostician told me today that the control arm adjustment screws would be more useful if the car had been in a major accident.
For now, the bearings need to be replaced.

 

I'm sorry Jim,
There's a lot going on family wise lately, and I've been on edge a bit.
John