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      Control arms being replaced, anything else?

      I moved to FL from upstate NY, where the salt and bad road conditions practically destroyed the suspension of my 06 aveo hatch. I'm SLOWLY working on getting things replaced and have new struts and tires and will be getting both control arms replaced this coming weekend (had to wait till I had the money). The shocks seem ok but i'll get them done too in the near future. Anything else (in the suspension) major that tends to go on this model that I should address soon? I've nearly given up on the car, but can't yet afford to.



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      Make sure you get new strut mounts for your struts.

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      Those were installed with the new struts. Thank you!

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      Make sure you get new strut mounts for your struts.

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      why replace what you dont need? i would say look over the car and replace only what needs replaced.


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      Only because I can't afford ancillary costs right now that would occur if something failed unexpectedly, so i'm trying to cover as many bases as possible, if that makes sense.

      Quote Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit View Post
      why replace what you dont need? i would say look over the car and replace only what needs replaced.

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      Makes sense to me. Id replace the end links. They are cheap but can be annoying when they go out.

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      The sway bars you mean?

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      Makes sense to me. Id replace the end links. They are cheap but can be annoying when they go out.

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      There is only one sway bar. the two foot long bars are called end links. those are what in talking about bruda





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