sway bar link?
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sway bar link?
I have read on here about alot of people with clunking noise coming from there front ends, I have the same promlem and found the sway bar link lower bushings to be bad, my ? is. Does ford or the aftermarket sell just the bushings or do I have to buy the whole link assembly from ford. I pressed one out and it is a ball and socket type bushing and from what I can see the aftermarket only sells the universal polyurathane bushings.
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If you're asking if there are aftermarket rubber, press-in type bushings, I don't think so. I'm not sure if Ford sells just the bushings or not. But in truth, I've had a lot better results on all my vehicles, regardless of make, by switching-out the stock rubber bushings for urethane ones. They tend to last longer and act better. Usually, I get them from Energy Suspension.
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Be careful when getting the ones from Energy Suspension to get the SuperDuty specific set and not the generic set. The SuperDuty specific set is a softer durometer and therefore will not ride as harsh. They will almost certainly have to be ordered; I got mine through NAPA.
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the complete link assembly from ford are $50 each. 1 end comes with the bolt already in it and 1 doesn't have the bolt. you have to use the old bolt for that side. . i had to go buy the other bolt because it was rusted in the link. the axle mounts i got from energy. $20 pair. poly bushings.
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Originally Posted by SSGG
dmp - when you got yours through napa, was it just the bushing or the link assy. with the bushings already in?
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im thinking of getting the energy suspension, and the kit from autozone says front swaybar end link bushings, $38.99, is that jus the basic or the SuperDuty ones? I looked it up for a 03' F250 4x4 and the part number was 4.5186R. so i figure it is and i hope it takes care off all my clunking and banging lol other than needing to replace my steering shock.
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Originally Posted by Rollin03F250
im thinking of getting the energy suspension, and the kit from autozone says front swaybar end link bushings, $38.99, is that jus the basic or the SuperDuty ones? I looked it up for a 03' F250 4x4 and the part number was 4.5186R. so i figure it is and i hope it takes care off all my clunking and banging lol other than needing to replace my steering shock.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...tallation.html
He just bought the same bushings and was told by Energy that they had placed the wrong size bushings in that kit.
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Also the "R" on the end means that the polyurethane is red and much harder than the "G" parts which are black. The red parts have a greater chance of sqeaking once they are installed, the black's formula contains graphite to help prevent the sqeaking. I had the Autozone bushings once and took them back.
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