Canadian_CD9A

I just had my Saner FSB swapped out of my '01 in order to pass a safety inspection (end link was contacting a shock body). The stock FSB was reinstalled, using the Saner's heim
joint end links. Now it pulls to the right pretty hard when braking, ABS has kicked in a couple of times, too.

Since the sway bar was the only change - do you think the end links are messing with preload and causing weird handling, or is a brake line possibly compromised? The brake lines are typically touched/repositioned with FSB installs... I would look at it/fix it myself, but I have no tools at all, not even a jack. I just want to go back to the dealer with a good idea of what's wrong, and get them to fix it if it's their screw-up. Thanks.

EricLovato

Could be alignment too

Canadian_CD9A

It tracked perfectly straight when I dropped it off, the only change was the sway bar. They didn't test drive it into a curb either, so it can't be alignment

SpitfireS

Is the car still level?
Fender gaps equal, etc?
That you can check witout tools.
I would get the car on a lift (maybe in a DIY garagw or in a tire shop) and have a look.

Canadian_CD9A

Update:
So my hunch was right. The brake hose was installed wrong, but it wasn't kinked, as I guessed. Instead of being installed above the bar, it was run UNDER the bar, and under braking, the sway bar would drop and pinch off the brake hoses. Ticking time bomb...

SpitfireS

You have a clear case of mechanical malpractice here.

EricLovato

What's leaking? Better get that checked out too. Looks bad bro.....and I agree with the above, I would go back to the shop and show them these pictures.......

Car Analogy

Holy OMG!!!

Oh the incompetence! Worst part is, once line would have broke completely, there would have been no way to prove they screwed it up.

Canadian_CD9A

Nothing's leaking, that's just water off the street. The car is undercoated, and is in great shape otherwise.
I went to a second dealer to look at it, the one that did the work hasn't returned my calls. The second dealer sounds like they're going to do everything possible to cover for the first one, but yeah, this could have been extremely ugly if I drove it for another few days.

Canadian_CD9A

Tough to say. If a line is broken clean off, there's probably a reason. You can see where the line made contact on the sway bar; it was bolted up before, and it's pretty clear what's going on. The same was happening on the passenger's side, but not as bad.