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Does my drag link look bent ?

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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 09:47 AM
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I am no expert at steering components but I can't always remember this looking the way it does today. Hopefully the photos are clear enough.

As reference I am running te 3.5" aev lift



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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 10:30 AM
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The top pic looks like its bent to me but it could be the camera angle. How does it steer notice anything different? You could use a straight edge to confirm this?
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ronin2120
The top pic looks like its bent to me but it could be the camera angle. How does it steer notice anything different? You could use a straight edge to confirm this?
It wonders!

but it also wonders because of the billstein stabalizer. It looks bent to me.. I only noticed because I heard a noise and went to look if my belt was okay and saw that...doesn't look normal to me tho
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 01:03 PM
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Anyone else think it looks bent?
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepwave
Anyone else think it looks bent?
It's hard to tell from the pics but I've been through 2 of those aev drag links. It's just a stock RHD DL. I would get rid of that and get a synergy.
Also Your steering issues are not coming from your stabilizer

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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Hammerstien

It's hard to tell from the pics but I've been through 2 of those aev drag links. It's just a stock RHD DL. I would get rid of that and get a synergy.
Also Your steering issues are not coming from your stabilizer

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It pulls to the left...I took the stabalizer off and it drove straight. So I am pretty sure it does but where do you think it is coming from if you're aging it doesn't?

Also, how did you notice your aev drag link was gone? Did it look similar to this one? I searched the kit on google images and all of them look sort of curved like mine
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 02:06 PM
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If it was bent your steering wheel would be off center.
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by EzK
If it was bent your steering wheel would be off center.
So hard to tell with this stabalizer. Ill swap it with the OmE do a tire rotation and alignment then see what happens I guess.
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepwave

So hard to tell with this stabalizer. Ill swap it with the OmE do a tire rotation and alignment then see what happens I guess.
Like he said if its bent your steering wheel would be off. They have a natural hump in them so you have to take a pic "down the line". Also depending on what size tires your running you'll keep destroying the end at the knuckle. You'll see it pop up and down when you turn the wheel. I kept replacing it with the same then I finally said F it and went with the synergy.

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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Hammerstien

Like he said if its bent your steering wheel would be off. They have a natural hump in them so you have to take a pic "down the line". Also depending on what size tires your running you'll keep destroying the end at the knuckle. You'll see it pop up and down when you turn the wheel. I kept replacing it with the same then I finally said F it and went with the synergy.

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Ah thank you that's a detailed response I appreciate it.
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