sway bar woes

[350Caprice]

i was under my car today taking out my external tranny cooler and replacing it with a different when i noticed that on bboth sides the sway bar bushings that connect to the lower control arm area were so loose i could mover the bushings and bolt up and down (finally found out where the rattle came from) what would cause them to be so loose, i mean its a nut and bolt assembly, did someone not connect them all the way?? well i think im just gonna buy a new unit to have non rusted nuts and bolts before i sell the car

[H3llphyre]

Originally posted by 350Caprice
i was under my car today taking out my external tranny cooler and replacing it with a different when i noticed that on bboth sides the sway bar bushings that connect to the lower control arm area were so loose i could mover the bushings and bolt up and down (finally found out where the rattle came from) what would cause them to be so loose, i mean its a nut and bolt assembly, did someone not connect them all the way?? well i think im just gonna buy a new unit to have non rusted nuts and bolts before i sell the car


Sway bar end links. Paul replaced them on his car, matt is going to on his, and I assume I am going to change mine as well. They are cheap. Paul used an extra set of 'maro sway abr endlinks (same length). Good luck getting the nuts off. Rust is a bitch.

[ninjairoc]

Yea I changed my end links too. They were a bitch to get out, just cause of rust, but if they are already loose, you may be in luck.

[TunedPort 335]

They will probably break when you're taking them out. Just use an airgun. I will be replacing my fronts this week, already did the rears last winter

[Casey]

I had to cut my old ones off when I did my struts.

[350Caprice]

Originally posted by Talonesi
I had to cut my old ones off when I did my struts. bwahahaha when r. cioffi gets confused on how to take soeting off


he always whips out the PERSUADER!!!

its an air gun where he pounds watever needs to come out :no: :no:

[ianfromma]

my car rattles...i'm thinkin its got to do with the bushings...how hard are they to change?

[REXLR8]

the suspension bushings? all of them? ive done some in a civic and some had to be pressed and what not, theres alot of bushings in a suspension, however it is pretty easy if you have the right tools