4 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCHGT3 front swaybar bushings
Reported or suspected cause
updated version
Reported cause
No successful repair reported for this finding.
1
Identified cause
0
Suspected cause
0
Reported fixes
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that report identifying a cause
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Reported cause
I tried to convince them it was the wrong one once I got it and they told me it was the updated version.
Leading evidence: 'updated version' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'updated version' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace similar piece of similar size' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
Tarret replaced a similar piece of similar size from the same crash for $30!!!
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
4 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
Rennlist: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261027T042512Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
I have a 40th 996 with stock m030 springs. I bought a GMG challenge swaybar kit and have a fitment issue with the front bar.
The bushings, whether the inner diameter is too small or the outer diameter is too big, simply won't cleanly fit in the channel provided for them on the car. If I try to reinstall the plate that retains the swaybar and bushings, it deforms the plate instead of compressing the bushings. There just isn't enough room.
Does anyone have this issue with any other front sway bar? Do I just have the wrong bushings or something?
Sounds like GMG somehow sent you the wrong bushings. Is there a part # of any type on them? I’m assuming you have the round part up and the flat side against the plate?
For the record, my dealings with GMG have been horrendous and utterly frustrating. I tried to buy a nut from them and they forced me to buy the entire bolt assembly($70). I tried to convince them it was the wrong one once I got it and they told me it was the updated version. I then tried to convince the next RL’er who purchased if from me of the same thing but his race car mechanic was able to prove them wrong. They then wanted another $70 to replace it. I finally found a replacement nut at the 3rd specialty hardware store I went to and solved the entire problem for $1.10.
On another occasion, I had a busted pierce on a thrust arm I needed replaced. They quoted me $225. Tarret replaced a similar piece of similar size from the same crash for $30!!!
I will never do business with GMG again.
Yes, I have the round part up and the flat part on bottom against the plate. It's been many years ago now (I gave up and ran just the GMG rear bar- SCCA rules allow either a front or rear and it's now clear that front is the way to go) but I remember calling/emailing GMG and not getting anywhere. The other issue the kit had was that the swaybar contacted the control arms, which I think probably wouldn't happen with a GT3 due to being lower, but was happening at times on my m030 suspension. IIRC the adjustable droplinks didn't have enough range to resolve that issue either. I guess I'm going to start my troubleshooting all over again. I will probably bust out the micrometer and figure out what dimensions I actually need and go from there.
