What does a rear stabilizer bar do?
An anti-roll bar (roll bar, anti-sway bar, sway bar, stabilizer bar) is a part of many automobile suspensions that helps reduce the body roll of a vehicle during fast cornering or over road irregularities. It connects opposite (left/right) wheels together through short lever arms linked by a torsion spring.
Where are the stabilizer bar links on my car?
However, the ones that cause the most damage are in the front and located directly behind your left and right front tires. If you’re driving down the road and you start to hear a clunking, rattling or metal-on-metal scratching noise, it is possibly the stabilizer bar links causing the sound.
Where are the struts and shock absorbers located?
A strut is the shock absorber built into one unit with the coil spring (in the photo). Any car has four struts/shock absorbers; one at each wheel. Most cars and SUVs have struts in the front suspension and shock absorbers or struts in the back.
When to replace stabilizer bar links and bushings?
It’s a good idea to have the front stabilizer bar links and bushings fully replaced at the same time that other front end work is being completed.
What do strut bars do to your chassis?
Strut bars redistribute tension between the left and right strut towers. All the force and pressure that is generated while driving gets shared evenly across your chassis. Because of this, the wear and tear associated with this pressure also get redistributed. Even wear is always a good thing.
However, the ones that cause the most damage are in the front and located directly behind your left and right front tires. If you’re driving down the road and you start to hear a clunking, rattling or metal-on-metal scratching noise, it is possibly the stabilizer bar links causing the sound.
What to do if your stabilizer bar is failing?
A great opportunity for car owners to be proactive about keeping their stabilizer bar and front suspension protected from significant damage is to ask a certified mechanic to inspect them during a front brake pad replacement, tire replacement, or other front end work.
It’s a good idea to have the front stabilizer bar links and bushings fully replaced at the same time that other front end work is being completed.
How do front and rear disc brakes work?
On most modern car designs, the front and rear brakes are made up of multiple parts: a rotor and a pad. The rotors are circular discs connected to each wheel. They are designed to convert kinetic energy from the turning motion into thermal energy. How Does a Brake Disc Work?