Sway Bar Bushing Replacment Article
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Sway Bar Bushing Replacment Article
All,
I had to replace the sway bar bushings on my '04. I searched around for a tech article or a thread with details about the process and didn't find any. So, I decided to put together a webpage with a procedure and pics of what I did. Hopefully someone finds it helpful at some point.
2004 F250 Sway Bar Bushing Replacement
Comments and/or suggestions are welcome!
Thanks,
Jason
I had to replace the sway bar bushings on my '04. I searched around for a tech article or a thread with details about the process and didn't find any. So, I decided to put together a webpage with a procedure and pics of what I did. Hopefully someone finds it helpful at some point.
2004 F250 Sway Bar Bushing Replacement
Comments and/or suggestions are welcome!
Thanks,
Jason
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All,
I had to replace the sway bar bushings on my '04. I searched around for a tech article or a thread with details about the process and didn't find any. So, I decided to put together a webpage with a procedure and pics of what I did. Hopefully someone finds it helpful at some point.
2004 F250 Sway Bar Bushing Replacement
Comments and/or suggestions are welcome!
Thanks,
Jason
I had to replace the sway bar bushings on my '04. I searched around for a tech article or a thread with details about the process and didn't find any. So, I decided to put together a webpage with a procedure and pics of what I did. Hopefully someone finds it helpful at some point.
2004 F250 Sway Bar Bushing Replacement
Comments and/or suggestions are welcome!
Thanks,
Jason
Is the ride that much better?
I am looking closely at trying this modification for myself
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Thanks guys. I figured the pictures if nothing else would be helpful to some!
toyota hauler -- The truck does seem to handle better with the new bushings. Of course, that could all be in my head since I was hoping it would handle better.
I bought the truck with these worn out bushings so I can't compare it to stock bushings that aren't wore out.
The clunk is definitely gone though!
toyota hauler -- The truck does seem to handle better with the new bushings. Of course, that could all be in my head since I was hoping it would handle better.
I bought the truck with these worn out bushings so I can't compare it to stock bushings that aren't wore out.The clunk is definitely gone though!
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I just replaced mine this past weekend. As with Aldridgec, I didn't know you could only replace the endlink bushing. I replaced the entire endlink(s). It wasn't really a bad job. But am glad it's over with.
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I got mine from Amazon.com for $37.98 with free shipping. Summit Racing, Jegs, and some others were all around $43 + shipping.
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The original endlink "bushings" are a low deflection low friction type. I'm not intimately familiar with their specific construction, but similar parts use sintered bearings and greased parts to reduce friction and increase stiffness without affecting harshness. In smaller vehicles this leads to snappier handling and more effective suspension component function.
On a truck like this the small amount of deforming benefit you get from that type of bushing is negligible when compared to how much the other parts bend and shift, as well as the obvious durability of such a part. With the limited rotational movement tha the endlinks see, the solid bushing is a much better route to go.
On a truck like this the small amount of deforming benefit you get from that type of bushing is negligible when compared to how much the other parts bend and shift, as well as the obvious durability of such a part. With the limited rotational movement tha the endlinks see, the solid bushing is a much better route to go.
