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Old 02-13-2015, 06:32 PM
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I know this is going to seem too easy but on the links, how tight is too tight? i have a set of Moog links which have these new style non rubber bushings, and you can suck them together so tight i'd be afraid they will split.. even with the rubber ones, how far do you draw them down to be affective. not too loose but not so tight they are potentially harming themself.
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I remember the rubber ones would just "bottom out" on the threads......

Those hard plastic replacement one were known for making a noise over bumps, as the hard plastic flattened out over time, creating a gap between them and the stabilizer bar........
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I remember the rubber ones would just "bottom out" on the threads......

Those hard plastic replacement one were known for making a noise over bumps, as the hard plastic flattened out over time, creating a gap between them and the stabilizer bar........
If you don't tighten them down sufficiently, you soften or negate the effect of the stabilizer bar as the car will "lean" more.
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