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Old 02-21-2011, 07:41 PM
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What are the advantages (and disadvantages) of polyurethane sway bar bushings over the regular ones?
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Old 02-21-2011, 07:49 PM
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if your looking to replace the center FE5 ones good luck no aftermarkets available
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if your looking to replace the center FE5 ones good luck no aftermarkets available
Oh wonderful. What are the sway bar sizes?
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30mm front, 22mm rear
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those bushings on those sway bars are brand new when i put them on which wasnt long ago
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1-1/8" should fit the front and 7/8" the rear then. If you convert mm to inches the bushings are off by .01" at most.
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it'* not the size of them that'* the problem it'* the shape. perfect circle ones will not fit in there
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Umm ok. So the FE5'* are oval then? They sure as heck looked tubular to me
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go look at them closer. anyone i know that has tried to run energy suspension or similar bushings were defeated
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Damn, I want a 22mm rear sway bar.
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