You should be fine no guaranties but we drove on our 1999 with the sway bar like that for several months then it snapped and got driven on snapped for several months. It really didnt change the driveability much, if at all. I replaced it when I did the front sturts and mounts. The bolts are kind of a pain to get out especially on the drivers side my socket kept hitting the brake lines, it is sort of a tight squeeze. Not to difficult to do just make sure you get everything in straight and dont tighten until both sides have an even amount of the bar. The first time I tightened the drivers side I went to the passenger side and didnt have any bar. We just jacked up the front end and put jack stands under the front I think the engine cradle?. Oh and I decided to cut off the old sway bar links they kept spinning. Autozone and other parts stores if I remember correctly dont sell the sway bar dont quote me I had to get mine from a junk yard for $50. Looked brand new got it off an 02 with 14k miles on it. I know dealers sell them but they are very expensive.