just a FYI thread, in case there's anyone else out there with the same situation.

i had springs installed into my 370Z by one shop, and then 2 weeks later i took the car to an alignment shop where they noticed that the nut on the endlink which connected the front sway bar to the arm was missing. i spoke with the shop that installed the springs (very reputable with Z/G cars), and they said that it was nothing that they would have touched... which i believe.

so i'm not sure if the car came this way from the factory, not properly torqued, etc. but i bought the nut at nissan for $1.50 and the shop who installed my springs installed it. i didn't notice any handling difference, but i also never drove the car to it's extreme.

just an FYI, post if you had a similar missing nut.

 

Lance Armstrongs missing a nut too and he's won the Tour de France like 8 times. Doesn't bother him.

 

I don't think it's a big deal. I'm lacking a nut as well due to the fact that my sway bar is elevated and the nut wouldn't reach the one stud on the passenger side. I also drove without the sway bar for about a week... no noticable handling difference and no alignment issues.

 

Unless the stud on the endlink popped out of the hole, the lack of a nut holding it on is meaningless.