Discovered yesterday that my rear sway bar has a lot of free play within the bushings that have apparently gone bad. It is a 23mm bar and I was using the stock 22mm bushings.

I need to get some replacement bushings ASAP. I know some people have used these: http://www.suspension.com/s.b.bushings.htm and was wondering if these are a good replacement or if there was any feedback on them.

Any other recommendations for 23mm bushings?

 

How did you check for play?

 

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The car was up on a lift and I grabbed the bar and pulled on it and it moved within the bushings... I didn't have to pull it very hard. It was if the opening of the bushings were now too big and there was some free room in there for play...

 

[QUOTE=Flux]It is a 23mm bar and I was using the stock 22mm bushings.
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How did you make the bushing fit? Did you bore out the bushing with a dremel?

Try IM-ing Mike M, R&D or Leo... one of these guys should have OEM JDM 23mm bushing in stock.