Bushings tutorial?

[Ron Pfeiffer]

Hey all,

I just got a set of Energy suspension bushings before the site went down. I remembered seeing a good picture tutorial on how to install them, so I figured I'd wait till Scott did his magic to get the site back before installing . . .

I now can't find the tutuorial. Did it get fragged in the recent "troubles"? Am I just missing it?

Ron

[Dallas4u]

This is the best one I could dig up on the subject...

http://club.vmag.com/ubb/Forum39/HTML/003941.html

[UtahVXer]

Ron, could you or someone else please post a link and part # of where to buy these? Thanks.

[Ron Pfeiffer]

I special ordered mine through Pep Boys:

Energy Suspension Bushings -

Front: 95163G Greasable Sway Bar Bushing Set 28MM
Rear: 95156G Greasable Sway Bar Bushing Set 3/4" / 19MM

Dealing with the barely literate employee there was a special kind of hell, but the price was pretty cheap. Took about a week to get them in.

Thanks again to Scott for doing the initial leg-work on these.

Ron

[Moncha]

Copied from the other forum....

They are very easy to install and each kit come with instructions.
You don't need a jack nor ramps to get to the original bushings. You'll need a 12mm wrench to get the 2 nuts per bushing off. Save the nuts as you will need them for re-assembly.
After you take the saddle bracket off you just need to pull the rubber bushing off. Clean the sway bar at that location as you will see and FEEL lots of grit and dirt (Hence the source of the noise problem).
I recommend keeping the new bushings in a warm environment if it's chilly out and they wil be stiff.
When you are ready to put the new bushings on, put a dab of multi-purpose chassis grease on the inside of the bushing. You will see the grooves. Then slide the bushing over the sway bar making sure to have the slit side facing rearward to help keep the crud out.
Place the new saddle over the bushing and the two bolts. You may need an extra hand when you do this to help keep the sway bar away from the frame of the truck. (I did mine when it was 20 degrees out and I was shivering so much I coudn't hold on to anything)
The saddles on the front bushings are longer that the OEM ones so after they were installed I tool a soft mallet and bent of the extra like this;
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/3108/medium/4sway1.jpg

The rears are a easier to do than the fronts but the busing itself is thicker so they are a littler tougher to get over the sway bar.

Here's a couple of more pics;

Front Bushing
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/3108/medium/4sway3.jpg

Rear Bushing
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/3108/medium/4sway2.jpg

Have fun and enjoy the silence and improvement in handling.
Post here (http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4123#post4123) if you have any further questions.