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Red Bird
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:43 pm    Post subject: poly bushings Reply with quote

ive got a 36mm front sway bar, and am looking for poly bushings for the mounts, end links. anyone have a brand name/part # that they have had a good experience with?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Energy suspension sells them. I can get the part number a little later, it should be an easy search though.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tried looking through the ES catalog the other day at work and never found a 36mm sway bar bushing, just the 35. Close enough?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah i was on summits website, and the largest they had listed was for a 34mm bar. so the search continues.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I believe you have to sand/ream out the bushings to fit. Mine came with my energy suspension kit and thats what they had me do to fit the 36mm bar.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think topdownsolutions takes the 34mm and modifies them to fit 36.

youd thunk by now that ES would be on the ball and sell 36's.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't know about the 36mm bushings, but I can get endlinks with urethane from the local parts store for $7 a piece. Thats the complete endlink with thick washers, nylon lock nut, and correct length bolt with spacer.

I was half joking when I asked the guy the first time, but he was like, "Yup, got 5 in the back, how many do you want?"

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

blue89 wrote:
Don't know about the 36mm bushings, but I can get endlinks with urethane from the local parts store for $7 a piece. Thats the complete endlink with thick washers, nylon lock nut, and correct length bolt with spacer.

I was half joking when I asked the guy the first time, but he was like, "Yup, got 5 in the back, how many do you want?"


5?! Embarassed but aren't they like B**bies and you want them in pairs? (.)(.)(.) Confused

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing True, I'm just saying the parts store will have pre-assembled endlinks for cheap.

Funny, I just ordered 34mm urethane bushings for the LT1.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

They sell the endlinks in pairs I thought?

unless they sell the cheapo rubber ones individual because people dont want to replace "whats not broken".


83Z28BlackBetty wrote:
but aren't they like B**bies and you want them in pairs? (.)(.)(.) Confused


I'll take 3 Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so the only 36 mm mount bushings i could find are rubber, i think im gonna use the rubber mount bushings, and poly end links.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here are 2, both are spendy but they are both greasable.

http://www.spohn.net/?action=product&pid=1156

http://www.top-downsolutions.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=43

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of the first mods that I did to the GTA was poly sway bar bushings and endlinks. Little dollars and noticable change.

I used the 35mm Energy Suspension greasable sway bar bushings 7 or 8 years ago. I didn't sand them down just ran them as is... no problems.

As far as why they don't sell 36mm sway bar bushings... not that common. These are big ass sway bars; not that common.

Good luck, have fun!

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:14 pm    Post subject: got em Reply with quote

so i ordered some 35mm energey suspension bushings/endlinks for summit. 40 bux for the right size was a bit too steep for my budget, i got the 35mm mounts and endlinks for the same price.
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