got the car up on ramps and pulled the swaybar to replace the bushings. bushings were defnintely worn/ripped:

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planning to lightly sand and paint the swaybar before i put it back on with all new poly bushings from DPNW. might hit the front end recall kit plates with a light sanding and black paint while im under there to protect them a bit more. surprisingly not nearly as much rust down there as i expected there would be.

hopefully replacing these gets rid of the clunk noise i get when cornering