front sway bar mounting broken

[andyslade]

One of the mountings for the front sway bar on the a arm has snapped.
Do i have to buy a complete new a arm,or is there a way i can repair this?
Help please!
Andrew

[911pcars]

You didn't mention whether it's an underbody or through the body sway bar.

If the former, I can't assist, but consider converting to the latter type. It's more effective and in most cases, adjustable.

If the latter, most aftermarket sway bar manufacturers sell an A-arm kit that includes the drop link U-bracket for cars that don't have them, or one can be fabricated.

Grind off the broken mount, then bolt-on or weld-on the new one (or do both).

Sherwood

[Zeke]

I have rotated the bracket from a later a-arm (underbody bar type) to receive the thru the body drop link and bushing. So, I'm sure you can weld it back on, if I cut one off the rewelded same.

[andyslade]

The part that is broken is the welded u shaped braket that is on top of the A arm.The car has the standard sway bar .
Do i need to get a new bracket welded on , or is there another solution?
Thanks for any help.
Andrew.

[andyslade]

Forgot to mention,the car is a 88 model year 3.2 carrera celebration model.
Andrew

[Quicksilver]

If you are interested in upgrading, all of the good after market swaybars are of the "through the body" type like the earlier cars were. This means that they have a different attachment on the front a-arm anyway. You could use this as an excuse to do the upgrade.

Otherwise you will need to weld on a new loop. I'm not sure if anybody makes a complete weld on replacement loop because it is such a simple piece.

[andyslade]

Thanks for the help,
Andrew