I just noticed that my front stabilizer (anti-sway) bar is broken.

I see IPD has a kit that includes rear and front bars. eEuropart do not have any. I will check Swedish Engineering. I just need the front.

Is a used bar a good idea?

Can I still drive around or will the broken bar can catch onto something and snap other things?

Thanks.

Ronjon
'93 850
191,000 miles

I got a stabilizer bar from Swedish Engineering. 'not sure why, but there are 3 types of bar diameter. And they said that they are not interchangable.

I got the 20 mm one.

I have to guess the torque. No Hanes manual. Let me know, how much on the mounting bolts (two on each side that holds the bar to the sub-frame) and how much on the links?

Thanks.

Ronjon

Now is definetly the time to buy the ipds. It will never be more economical as you have to spend some bucks anyway. Do not mix them, buy both front and rear. Wish one of OEMs would break so the wife can not complain about the cost too much.

Buy the IPD bars, you won't believe how well your car now handles.

I'd check out one of the discount Volvo parts dealers -- if not Erie Vovo or one of the other recyclers.

I'm running a iPd front bar with a rear factory HD bar. My first iPd bar just snapped -- iPd was just great about replacing it free, but the replacement looked identical to the one that broke -- so I just kept the rear factory HD bar on. If my front bar broke, I'd just put the factory bar back on.

-BTC

'98 V70 T5 5-speed, 173k mi, heated velour cloth comfy chairs, factory HD suspension, Bilstein HD, front IPD stabilizer bar, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, XC grill, C70 jewel E-Codes, V-1, Lidatek, IPD stuff, JB Weld, Original Duck tape, zip-ties, two '06 Honda license plate nut impressions in back bumper (gift from daughter), Mobil-1 since new.

"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." - Douglas Noel Adams (1952 - 2001)

The sway bar itself is broken and not just one or both of the links?

bar. The links are fine.

Thanks.

Ronjon