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Old 05-06-2003   #1 (permalink)
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DIY: Energy Suspension Sway Bar Bushings

These greasable polyurethane sway bar bushings are top notch. I have the front and rear Progress Group anti-roll bars on my car. The front is 27mm in diameter and the rear is 22mm in diameter. I chose the sway bar bushing based on the information on this webpage: Sway Bar Bushings

I bought the 9.5158G and 9.5162G sway bar bushing sets. The G stands for black. If you want red, then you would buy 9.5158R and 9.5162R. I bought them from Jeg's The red ones (at least from Jeg's) come with black covers for the zerk fittings. If you want red covers instead, then you can buy them here: ZERK FITTING CAPS


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Tip #1: Clean everything off with WD-40 before installing the sway bar bushings (that is if you're replacing older bushings).

Tip #2: Grease the bushing from the inside before putting it on the sway bar. To put the bushing on the sway bar pull it apart and force it on by it's open corner.

Tip #3: Grease the bushing again using a grease gun until grease start to flow out from the seams. Wipe up the excess.

Review:

The polyurethane seems stiffer than the stuff that came with my Progress sway bars since it's harder to open up when putting it on. Maybe it softens up over time? Then again, I remember that the progress bushings were easier to install when they were new.

The zerk fittings in the back are right where you want them to be when the bushings are installed. They are easy to get to and they don't interfere with anything. When the front bushings are installed they stick down and are the closest thing to the ground when the car is lowered. You can not grease the front bushings without lifting the front end off the ground.

Even if you do raise the front end off the ground to grease the bushings you might have some trouble fitting the grease gun in under the car. I raised my car using my floor jack to as high as it could go and I set my jack stands up to as high as they could go. Even then the grease gun barely fit on the zerk fittings.

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Dude I'm going through you when I start piecing together my dream suspension. Another excellent DIY!
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Hehe... Thanks. Yeah, my suspension is pretty rockin' now. Although I still need full coilovers and 16's with wider tires and the Hotchkis camber kit and some more stiffening bars and a roll cage. Then it'll be tizight.
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hahah, and ummm....broke. Well good luck, Tein SS right? I looked at noname's, pretty tight
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No, I'm not going with the Tein SS myself. I'll probably get something with camber plates. Something like the Tein Flex. Then again, maybe something else... I don't know yet.

BTW, I have the red 27mm bushings for sale. PM me if you want to buy them off of me for cheap.
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Gah, when I put those on my car, I had to use a LOT of force to pry those babies open wide enough to snap them on my sway bar. I guess I'm just a wimp.
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Welp, time to lube my bushings.

Keeping bushings lubed is verrrrry important on such thick bars.
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Welp, time to lube my bushings.

Keeping bushings lubed is verrrrry important on such thick bars.
Why is this so important SlammedBlueEM2?
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cuz it'll get very very annoying when its not lube.

ie: making plenty of noises.

thats about the only reason why you lube them.

thats about the only reason why stock use regular rubber instead of duo urethane.

hey grey did u know that autozone sells these? lol.

they were actually cheaper than er... Jeg's peformance... no shipping fee too... (although there's tax, but still cheaper) too bad I've already bought a rear one... and the front one they dont have the size in stock on the shelf.
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cuz it'll get very very annoying when its not lube.

ie: making plenty of noises.

thats about the only reason why you lube them.
I see what you mean, i already have an annoying little noise in the dash which the dealer has been trying to stop. So i'll keep this in mind.
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hey grey did u know that autozone sells these? lol.

they were actually cheaper than er... Jeg's peformance... no shipping fee too... (although there's tax, but still cheaper) too bad I've already bought a rear one... and the front one they dont have the size in stock on the shelf.
Oh really? Hmm... Damn, I could have saved some money. Oh well... Hey, which size do you need? I have a red 27mm for sale.
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How often do you relube the bushings. Do you have to remove the bar everytime and relube the inside and outside of the bushing?
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Where are all the pictures to the DIY's
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Where are all the pictures to the DIY's
These are DIYs from the old 2k1civic.com site, and this post is like 4 years old. The original pics are long gone.
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^ it would be nice if this site archived the pictures, but it doesnt.
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