Front sway bar bushings?
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Front sway bar bushings?
Has anyone replaced the front sway bar bushings?Mine look a little worn and i was wondering if just replacing the bushings would help the car handle better.
I know alot of people remove the bar totaly and most people beef up the rear bar on a front wheel drive car for better handling.I guess my real question is whats better.Improving the stock bushings on the oem bar or just removing it totally?
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I know alot of people remove the bar totaly and most people beef up the rear bar on a front wheel drive car for better handling.I guess my real question is whats better.Improving the stock bushings on the oem bar or just removing it totally?
Thanks
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Re: Front sway bar bushings? (H22PreludePhil)
Yessir, I would either replace the bushings with some poly or remove the front bar. Having those mushy, damaged bushings just makes the car more sluggish in the turns.
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Re: Front sway bar bushings? (Hawkze_2.3)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hawkze_2.3 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yessir, I would either replace the bushings with some poly or remove the front bar. Having those mushy, damaged bushings just makes the car more sluggish in the turns.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Do you want poly inserts up front ? Wouldnt that stiffen the front up more, like same idea as adding a stiffer(thicker) front sway bar but obviously to a much lesser extent ?
Do you want poly inserts up front ? Wouldnt that stiffen the front up more, like same idea as adding a stiffer(thicker) front sway bar but obviously to a much lesser extent ?
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Re: Front sway bar bushings? (lude98SH)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lude98SH »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Do you want poly inserts up front ? Wouldnt that stiffen the front up more, like same idea as adding a stiffer(thicker) front sway bar but obviously to a much lesser extent ? </TD></TR></TABLE>
I doubt it will be noticable when compared to some new OEM bushings. All the bushings are supposed to do is let the swaybar rotate as freely as possible, I can't see how them being stiff would affect the ride quality at all.
You could probably use some metal bushings that do not flex at all and you wouldn't notice a difference just because of how the swaybar works.
Do you want poly inserts up front ? Wouldnt that stiffen the front up more, like same idea as adding a stiffer(thicker) front sway bar but obviously to a much lesser extent ? </TD></TR></TABLE>
I doubt it will be noticable when compared to some new OEM bushings. All the bushings are supposed to do is let the swaybar rotate as freely as possible, I can't see how them being stiff would affect the ride quality at all.
You could probably use some metal bushings that do not flex at all and you wouldn't notice a difference just because of how the swaybar works.
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