Hey guys,

I took the bars off my black car and it seems after 3 years the front bar has seen quiet the wear. The rear bar has only been on the car for less then a year but has went though the winter.

Heres a few pictures....





What all do you guys recommend replacing before putting this on the new car? I'm thinking about bearings, bearing collars, and maybe front endlinks.

Thanks!

 

Salt = bad

 

For sure my friend! For sure!

 

A lot of the local guys I know take apart their cars and put stock parts on for the Winter.

It's a pain, but kind of a Winter / Spring ritual around here. I use a lot of anti-seize and heavy oil to coat things.

 

here in ontario, canada, i use a product called RUST CHECK. It comes in a can and i spray it liberally on all underside bolts/etc. Costs about $10/can and i will go through a can shooting all the bits and pieces for one car for one winter. Repeat the next year. Works like a charm.

My rear bar and all its mounting hardware on the civic looks great still 4 years on. Oh yes, i also use cans of rubberized undercoating liberally as well.

good luck
darcy

 

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Most of that can easily be cleaned off and repainted (bar, arms, etc). I would only replace parts that are too far rusted to reuse or are no longer functioning smoothly. Besides, it's all under the car, who's going to be seeing any of that other than yourself?

 

Exactly, I don't care what it looks like but I think the wear items are just the bearings, bearing collars and the end links. Correct?

 

I don't care how it looks, but rusted / fused bolts, bearings, bushings, etc can be an issue.

 

Not to mention that a rusted threaded part becomes impossible to adjust on an endlink without bending it or snapping it.