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« on: October 22, 2004, 05:55:10 PM »
Got my new swaybar bushings today, and after comparing them to the 16 yr old originals, I was SHOCKED to say the least!



fullsize here

They are energy suspension replacements.. i've made a promise to myself that whatever I replace on the car, will be replaced by energy suspension components.. very good pieces!

I also picked up some endlinks a couple weeks ago to go along with them!



Of course I plan on having a full tech writeup when I put them on.
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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2004, 06:09:40 PM »
Woah!  Shocked
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2004, 01:37:02 PM »
Ditch the swaybar!
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« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2004, 01:41:40 PM »
Quote from: BetterDays on October 23, 2004, 01:37:02 PM
Ditch the swaybar!

That's what I said, but he won't hear of it. I've been running without a swaybar since '98.
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« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2004, 09:47:03 PM »
Ditch the swaybar? How does that work?
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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2004, 09:51:47 PM »
Quote from: quake101 on October 23, 2004, 09:47:03 PM
Ditch the swaybar? How does that work?

You remove the front swaybar. It allows for much better weight transfer at the track. Makes cornering a thing of the past though. My car takes the corners with agility similar to a Lincoln Town Car.  LOL
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« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2004, 02:04:38 AM »
Quote from: Evil95GT on October 23, 2004, 09:51:47 PM
Quote from: quake101 on October 23, 2004, 09:47:03 PM
Ditch the swaybar? How does that work?

You remove the front swaybar. It allows for much better weight transfer at the track. Makes cornering a thing of the past though. My car takes the corners with agility similar to a Lincoln Town Car. LOL

Tell me all about it.. Wink
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« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2004, 07:48:53 AM »
Quote from: quake101 on October 23, 2004, 09:47:03 PM
Ditch the swaybar? How does that work?
It doesnt work for a street car, god I would never take mine off, what are you saving, 8-10lbs? Maybe for a  track only car.

Those poly bushings are sweet, but I would like to find some greasable ones- the squeek is annoying as hell. I took mine out again, I figure if I gotta change the rubber ones every couple years- who cares? LOL
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« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2004, 08:02:49 AM »
Quote from: BSL on November 01, 2004, 07:48:53 AM
Quote from: quake101 on October 23, 2004, 09:47:03 PM
Ditch the swaybar? How does that work?
It doesn't work for a street car, god I would never take mine off, what are you saving, 8-10lbs? Maybe for a track only car.
The reason people remove the sway bar for the track is not because of weight savings, but rather because of weight transfer.  Whereas the sway bay is great for cornering, if you are never going to see a corner (besides the 180 at the end of a strip), you will launch better without it.  I would never recommend taking it out permanently on a street car.
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« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2004, 08:39:40 PM »
Quote from: GotTorque? on November 01, 2004, 08:02:49 AM
Quote from: BSL on November 01, 2004, 07:48:53 AM
Quote from: quake101 on October 23, 2004, 09:47:03 PM
Ditch the swaybar? How does that work?
It doesn't work for a street car, god I would never take mine off, what are you saving, 8-10lbs? Maybe for a track only car.
The reason people remove the sway bar for the track is not because of weight savings, but rather because of weight transfer.  Whereas the sway bay is great for cornering, if you are never going to see a corner (besides the 180 at the end of a strip), you will launch better without it.  I would never recommend taking it out permanently on a street car.

x2 as I am a road race man at heart
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« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2004, 11:41:26 PM »
Btw, those bushings are indeed greaseable... complete with zerk fitting and all. (I always thought that was one crazy name for a fitting_
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