maybe it was rusted on the inside and that is why it broke!

 

Actually, you are most likely correct, sir...

Even a small nic in the paint can allow the bar to begin to rust. It can soften the metal pretty quickly and cause it to break.

In my 20+ years of working on cars, I've only seen three broken sway bars, two broken coil springs, and only one broken strut. Hearing that this has happened a "few" times makes me want to wonder about the quality of the coating on the bars...

I'm not sure I want one now...

 

just when you think youve seen it all, something like this comes along. well its good that hotchkis replaced it. now i have to keep and eye on mine.

 

after putting the new one on all i can say is wow!! when i put it on orginally it felt like the stock one but this new is so much better

 

Damn reading this post had made me double think about get products from this company.. Its not like buying a defective Light bulb or Sub . its something that can be very dangerous.

 

dont let my experince discurage you hotchkis has the best sway bars for the tc period. like the post said earlier this is only the second time anybody has heard of this happening. and im sure hotchkis sold thousands of sets so far. i guess i was one of the lucky ones

 

...how...???

 

how what??? how did it brake or how didnt i notice

 

how did it brake....thats a decent bit of metal to break....just seems wierd

 

I'm guessing it's been cold up there so that would help along with what Gortok posted, right?

My question is....Is that really a favor? I mean to replace the bar for free.

 

To say you have to reconsider buying from this company isnt really legit in my mind because you cant really expect perfect perfection in every item...there is always a slight mistake in one item in about a 1000 or more...but i mean how many hotchkis bars have been sold and are used...out of the 2 or 3 to be reported broken..idk just seems very improbable that you are next. Plus Hotchkis replaced it for free...i mean thats pretty cool.

 

if it wasnt for the fact that i installed it myself it would of really sucked. i priced around i guess its like 200-300 to get a set istalled. that as much as the bars were!! if anybody is around the pittsburgh area i can put them on for you a whole lot cheaper than that. next job is trying to do a clutch install myself

 

well almost 3 years to the day. it broke again. this time i heard it and felt it. was making a left turn at a stop sign the road was nice and flat. it was so loud i thought someone shot the front of my car with a shot gun. notice the quarter moon of rust on the brake in the second pic must of had a small crack for a while

 

Happened to me a few months ago. Trung rem

 

I just installed mine a few months ago....I'm hoping mine don't break.

 

Mine lasted the whole time I had the car. Sold the car, so not sure how it is still doing....

Sorry to hear yours broke 2 times now

 

Who did you talk to to get it replaced?

 

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...ken+front+sway

happened to me too a couple months back. weird thing about mine is there was no sign of rust.

 

To the OP, I assume they sent you the same version when you originally broke it, meaning it didnt have the stops welded on it. This was the cause of the rubbing/interference on that version that ended up breaking them. They later redesigned them with stops to prevent side to side movement.