The underside of my car is rusted badly, possibly a suspension part?

2007 GMC ENVOY
193,000 MILES • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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SKYE FALLEN BLAIS
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Okay. So, I have noticed the entire bottom underside of my car is rusted badly and I'm not sure if it's the suspension that's looks like this or something that connects the wheel to the axle, but it doesn't look very good because it looks like it's broken. I'm just wondering what exactly this part is that's broken?
Jul 22, 2022 at 3:59 PM
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AL514
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Hello, are you able to post a picture of the component you are concerned about? I don't see anything if you did. Maybe try reposting the picture.
Jul 22, 2022 at 6:01 PM
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SKYE FALLEN BLAIS
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The picture is sideways.
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Jul 23, 2022 at 12:48 PM
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Also, It's on the rear driver side.
Jul 23, 2022 at 12:49 PM
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AL514
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It's difficult to tell exactly what I am looking at; can you get a better picture from underneath a bit more? I can see it does look like a potential break in something there. Possibly the mount for the sway bar link, but I would need a few better pictures to tell you the exact part. Just above my circle looks like the rubber part of the Brake line. But take some more pictures, I can rotate them to see.
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Jul 23, 2022 at 1:11 PM