looking from front to back on drivers side, what is this bit called?
this isn’t mine btw
thanks
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Anti Roll Bar Drop Link 
Lower wishbone arm ?
nah, it wasnt a great pic, but best i could find quick. it’s just the little bit that connects the roll bar to the lower wishbone.
just out of interest, does anyone know if its possible to drive with one of these snapped and not notice? i think i did yesterday. certainly not going to try it again. 
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Yes drop link.
I had a front one come apart, didn’t know until I’d actually looked under the car at something else (arch liner clips) car didn’t feel any different. Then again it could have only come apart within a mile, coming on to my driveway, who knows?
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Possibly you might notice more roll in nice tight corners (roundabouts are a favourite of mine; such an urban kid)
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the reason it was hard to find to find a pic was i kept getting results that didnt have them. they can’t be optional surely?
Eer no there deffo needed
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They can be a pain to remove, i opted to grind the nut off and push out with help of punch and hammer on my nc.
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Some people do disconnect the rear ARB, so technically, not needed.
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Rusty?
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It’s a Mazda !
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Drop links for the roll bar. (swap bar to our american friends) Mazda Miata MX5 Mk3 Anti Roll Bars, Links and Upgrades - MX5 Parts | MX5parts
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As others have said its the anti roll bar link .however the arm below looks corroded.I think that car needs some TLC. Time for some preventative maintainance.
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To be fair, my drop links on the Mk1 have done ~270k kms. At last MOT it was mentioned I might want to think about changing before the next… Its never going to rust through, only the rubber getting a bit flakey.
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I had the drop link mounts snap on my Eunos o/s front control arm.
There was the occasional, unaccounted for clunk when driving but only aware of the problem when the MOT man kindly pointed it out.
Those mounts are quite thick metal but after 30 years mine had snapped on both ends; original drop link and rubber bush were fine.
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Probably old accident damage.
Mazda left one of the tabs off on the NB and replacement NA parts
Original
New
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No, pure corrosion on mine and a lot of others for sale obviously in a poor state too.
Just rust forming where there is no protection and moisture/salt, corroding away the metal until it just let go.
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