So I was rolling around under the WRX at the weekend, checking for any obvious reasons for the clunking sound that’s coming from the rear end of the car. One thing I noticed was the amount of play in the OEM rear sway bar end links, which I could wiggle around quite a bit just by hand. Is this normal or are the bushings showing their age? Assuming that they’re the original ones, in which case they’ve been on there for 17 years and over 113,000km, I’m inclined to replace them anyway but thought I’d check on here first. Thanks in advance for any replies or suggestions.

mine are tight, no play

Thanks! I thought there shouldn't be any play there.

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