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 Post subject: Sway bar questions?????
PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 6:17 pm 
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I have a question about the front sway bar. Mine seems to be walking from the drivers side to the passenger side. I have new MOOG sway bar bushings torqued to spec, and new Moog sway bar end links also torqued to spec with all weight on the ground. I was greasing my ball joints after an oil change and noticed the sway bar has shifted about 3/4" towards the passenger side. The bend in the bar is right at the bushing leaving a small gap. Any thoughts? I am totally stumped :shock:

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 Post subject: Re: Sway bar questions?????
PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:31 am 
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The gap will quickly wear the bushing... from my experience it should be moved then re-torqued, but how it got loose in the first place if it was indeed torque with the vehicle on the ground is a mystery to me!

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 Post subject: Re: Sway bar questions?????
PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 6:35 pm 
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While MOOG makes great joints they suck at making swaybar bushings.Buy OEM bushings and be done with it.


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 Post subject: Re: Sway bar questions?????
PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:55 pm 
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Tjkj, should I got to oem end links also? I'm on my second set since February . I'm sitting at 23" front a d 22" rear. I cannot figure out why they are wearing so fast? :?:

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 Post subject: Re: Sway bar questions?????
PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 6:39 pm 
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Tjkj, should I got to oem end links also? I'm on my second set since February . I'm sitting at 23" front a d 22" rear. I cannot figure out why they are wearing so fast? :?:

Yes and don't use any type of lube.Clean the swaybar with hot/soapy water before installing new OEM bushings.Never use any sort of spray lube,only hot and soapy water.


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