spherical strut problem...

I thought the strut rods were made out of spring steel to resist permanent deformation (bend)? If they are I would think that the weld would remove a lot of the spring-e-ness. The end that bent looks like it is not built from the original strut.

Some guesses

Just some guesses,
I am wondering with the inner spherical bearing if under heavy braking force, you are not getting a twist that is bending your strut rod.
Or if you have power steering could turning the steering hard against the stop be twisting your LCA and bending the strut rod?

Or some kind of combo of the two? Or maybe turning tight into a driveway or over a bump with the steering wheel turned tight against the stop?

I would definitely like to hear what you find out though! I've got very similar components on my car, it just hasn't come off the jack stands yet. If there is a lesson here, I'd rather learn it from you than from myself.

Whose brand strut rods are those?

Scott

Well he says 'gw lcas' so I'm thinking Global West.

twuxtop said:

i have gw lcas ,,,,,,,

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Twuxtop, Maybe you should call Global West and see what they have to say. And please share with us whatever you find out.

If the problem would bend the GW arms, I would hate to see what it would do to stock arms.

That is not a Global west arm it looks like a street and track from the limited photo. I think he was saying the LCA was GW.

Who made the strut rod?