End Link Bushings for Front Sway Bar
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From: TUCSON,AZ,USA
End Link Bushings for Front Sway Bar
I got tired of waiting for companies like Energy Suspension, Addco, **** Cepek, Hellwig and other to come up with polyurethane sway bar bushings for our trucks so yesterday I replaced just the rubber end link bushings with polyurethane. Ford did a pretty cheap job of building this setup. The separator between the bushings is made of plastic and the rubber bushings fold over the plastic.
My replacements bushings were a little smaller than the originals so I took up the space with some 3/8 washings. The bolts that hold the main sway bar brackets are 13mm and the end link bolt/nut are 16mm.
It does corner a little flatter now. I guess I will still have to invest in the Edelbrock shocks.
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97 F-150, 2WD, Reg Cab,Flareside,Dk Toreador Red, 4.6, 3.55 LS, EGR Bug Deflector, ******* Bed Cover, Bed Liner, XL Full Length Running Boards, Air Aid Kit, Gibson Single Out Cat Back, Superchips, TransGo Shift Kit, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, Hellwig 2500# Overload Springs
My replacements bushings were a little smaller than the originals so I took up the space with some 3/8 washings. The bolts that hold the main sway bar brackets are 13mm and the end link bolt/nut are 16mm.
It does corner a little flatter now. I guess I will still have to invest in the Edelbrock shocks.
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97 F-150, 2WD, Reg Cab,Flareside,Dk Toreador Red, 4.6, 3.55 LS, EGR Bug Deflector, ******* Bed Cover, Bed Liner, XL Full Length Running Boards, Air Aid Kit, Gibson Single Out Cat Back, Superchips, TransGo Shift Kit, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, Hellwig 2500# Overload Springs