Whats the trick to remove the bushing from from sway bar??

[MikeD]

I removed the front sway and trying to get out the old bushing an trick to this ?? Also what is the Front Sway Bar Diameter and is it a good idea to go with a larger diameter? If it is please let me size.

Thank You for your help

Mike

[Charger-Bodie]

Most likely 7/8 on the diameter . To change th bushings you must cut the welds , slip on the new bushing, then reweld.

[MikeD]

Boy that's a pain in the ass just to change bushing

Thank You

[Ghoste]

It is but there is no other way that I've found.  I once burned a bushing out with a torch thinking it was smart and easy but I still ended up having to cut the welds to get the new bushings in.

[Charger-Bodie]

It is but there is no toher way that I've found.  I once burned a bushing out with a torch thinking it was smart and easy but I still ended up having to cut the welds to get the new bushings in.

I did that once too !! Funny.

[tan top]

 think rubber bushing is  difficult ,     even worse trying to fit  polly bushings , in a OEM bar   , you will end up injuring your self  long befor you get the bushing even a 1/4 of the way in  ,

cut & weld , best way  & quickest  ,  

[Dino]

Just buy a bigger sway bar.  1+ inch.  My 

[tan top]

Just buy a bigger sway bar.  1+ inch.  My 

true 


, got Addco bars front & rear now , 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I was able to do my poly bushings WITHOUT cutting the brackets...took a lot of cursing & swearing but I got them in with a lot of lube & vice grips.... 

[tan top]

I was able to do my poly bushings WITHOUT cutting the brackets...took a lot of cursing & swearing but I got them in with a lot of lube & vice grips....  

 
 wow ,


 i could of easliy ended up in the hospital doing mine    

never  normaly  give up , but don't mind admitting , it beat me   

[MikeD]

Just buy a bigger sway bar.  1+ inch.  My 

true 


, got Addco bars front & rear now , 

Can you the same hardware??

[tan top]

Just buy a bigger sway bar.  1+ inch.  My 

true 


, got Addco bars front & rear now , 

Can you the same hardware??

on all the aftermarket sway bars , addco , firm feel , hotchkiss etc , the mountain hard ware is differnent to the oem set up , & its all supplied with the aftermarket sawy bars ,

 

[MikeD]

Is there one company better then the other also is a larger diameter better???

Thanks

[Ghoste]

Chris I can't imagine how you could have ever gotten them in there.  All I can think of is to say wow and congratulations man.  How long did it take?

[Dino]

I was able to do my poly bushings WITHOUT cutting the brackets...took a lot of cursing & swearing but I got them in with a lot of lube & vice grips.... 

You New Yorkers just don't give up do ya?   

[charger Downunder]

I replaced my rubber ones years ago and i remember it being a challenge, no welding though.

[tan top]

Is there one company better then the other also is a larger diameter better???

Thanks

depends of how you have set up your car  , narrow razor blade  tires , & stiff bars / suspension , not always a good idea   a thick rear bar is not always the answer either  ,   really it depends what other suspension mods you have  done , geometry, torsion bar size ,  shocks , tire width ,   & how your car feels to you when cornering at given speeds ,

[Dino]

Is there one company better then the other also is a larger diameter better???

Thanks

I have a 1 1/8" thick bar on the front. I also have a 7/8" rear bar but that one has not been installed yet.

With my 14" rims and 225 tires I can throw it in a corner hard and the front end stays pretty flat.  I've never had the feeling of losing control so in my experience that bar works great.

I did install a spoiler to hide it though.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Chris I can't imagine how you could have ever gotten them in there.  All I can think of is to say wow and congratulations man.  How long did it take?

You know I cant really remember.....it was about 15 years ago that I did them.   Im not sure if I was on a 4 hour or 8 hour piece of overtime that night at work when I did them...rarely did 8's so it must have been 4 hours

[Mytur Binsdirti]

took a lot of cursing & swearing but I got them in with a lot of lube & vice grips.... 

Long ago, I knew a girl who was like that. 

[Charger-Bodie]

took a lot of cursing & swearing but I got them in with a lot of lube & vice grips.... 

Long ago, I knew a girl who was like that. 

I used to be married to her..........

[MikeD]

What do you guys think of this one from PST

http://www.p-s-t.com/s.nl/it.A/id.3039/.f?sc=12

[MikeD]

http://www.p-s-t.com/s.nl/it.A/id.3039/.f?sc=12

What do think of this one

[MikeD]

took a lot of cursing & swearing but I got them in with a lot of lube & vice grips.... 

Long ago, I knew a girl who was like that. 

I think I know her maybe the same girl. LOL

[HeavyFuel]

I drilled holes in to the rubber, then went after it with a vise-grip.  Worked pretty good, and didn't heat up the bar.

One of my orginal brackets was beat up, and to get a replacement was becoming a PITA.....besides the hassle of putting in the new rubber......so I went the Energy Suspension route.    Part # 5.5135 for stock 15/16 inch anti-sway bar.

Poly bushings, greasable.  I painted the gold brackets black, and went with some grade 5 natural finish bolts/nuts.

It's about the only thing that is not correct factory looking when you view the car.....I'll get over it.