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I had just gotten my swayaway torsion bars all set up and adjusted. On the way home I heard a bang and the whole drivers side suspension dropped to the bump stops. Turns out the mount on the lower arm stripped out. I have heard of this happening before but I can't remember where. Is there a consensus on why this occurs? My first two thoughts are either the torsion bar wasn't seated correctly which I doubt since the rear torsion bar adjustment bolt as well seated which "should" ensure everything is correct. My second guess is too much tension on the torsion bar, which I also doubt. I was using a regular length socket wrench to do the adjustments so I doubt I could have put enough tension on it to strip it. The adjustment bolt wasn't bottomed out although I had just reindexed. Oddly, the ride after reindexing was much more supple than before. Perhaps that additional softness was my bracket slowly stripping itself. FML.


So now what? Should I use the swayaways again or might there be an inherent problem? They were used but in good condition.
it looks like a new bracket is about $51.00 bucks and I MIGHT be able to find one in a junk yard. Not many Frontiers with good fronts out here. Are the longer arms "lift versions" more robust or do they use the same stock torsion bar mount?


So now what? Should I use the swayaways again or might there be an inherent problem? They were used but in good condition.
it looks like a new bracket is about $51.00 bucks and I MIGHT be able to find one in a junk yard. Not many Frontiers with good fronts out here. Are the longer arms "lift versions" more robust or do they use the same stock torsion bar mount?