i know this probably isn't the right forum to post this, but i figure people in here would know this better than anyone.

so the story is...the other day I took off my rear endlinks and noticed that on one side of the car, there was a round metal plate between the lower control arm and the bolt that threads onto the endlink.




i can't find it in this diagram:


parts dept at the dealership couldn't tell me anything. help! thanks in advance

 

looks like a shock washer from a older type shock..

 

so it doesn't belong where i found it?

 

I don't think so.

 

How big is it? If it was a shock washer, it would be much larger than the endlink bolt. I'm thinking that it may just be an washer / spacer from an aftermarket endlink.

 

it fits the groove in the lower arm perfectly. so there isn't a washer that goes in between the bolt on the endlink and the arm (stock)?

 

Groove? You lost me.

I don't recall if there's a washer between the stock endlink and the A-arm mounting tab, but most aftermarket endlinks do have washers. I've never seen one that's curved like the one you're showing, but anything's possible.