tarett swaybar stuff broke ..., anyone else had problems? Options

[SirAndy]

so on my way to the AX saturday i noticed a "clunk" sound from the frontend, like i had lost something.
i had this happen before, bolt came lose on the swaybar droplink, so i thought that was it ...

when i get to the AX site and change tires, i see the droplink hanging all weird so i take a closer look and the lower hime joint has broken. the thread just snapped off the joint.
i then continue to change the tire on the other side and it's exactly the same! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

both hime joints broke in the exact same location. that seems too odd to be coincidence.
i must have hit something *really* hard for that to happen, but i can't remember running over any bad potholes etc.

anyone else had problems before?
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) Andy

[SirAndy]

so it looks like all i need is two lower hime-joints with the set screws, one left and one right thread ...

also, how important is it to keep the "arm" of the sway bar level with the ground (i heard that is the optimal position) because if i make my droplinks *longer* it'll take out a few degrees in angle and i might clear the u-tabs better ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)

oh, and the bushings had marks and were deformed on the top on both sides, so the joints were definately in a bind. but that could have happened with the car on the lift.

as you can see from the pics, under normal load, the joint were nicely centered on the tabs ...
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) Andy