Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

[Oldblueaccord]

Well I went ahead and replaced my front sway bar bushing. This eneded up being a bitch of a job.

I used the 9.5158 Energy Suspension bushing 7/8. This is a greaseable bushing. The brackets are quite a bit bigger and I ended grinding the bracket and open the hole some to work. This along with longer bolts and yes allen heads I made it work. Regular head would hit the bracket and I could not get them started.

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Looking over the Energy cat. I think the non grease able bushing,9.5126 would be the better deal and or the ones for the the Civic with a 22 mm sway bar. The center to center of the holes is quite a bit smaller.

I did alotta searching here and it wasn't really clear how much work and cussing :rant: I did to make the greasable ones work. So just some warning.

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[MessyHonda]

man...you should take some pics of the custom work

[Pico]

I was looking at some of those today at PepBoys and wondered if anyone has installed them on their 3g.
Looks like another project before I put the engine and trans back in

[Oldblueaccord]

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butchery is more of the term id use. I think the bolts were 30mm with an allen head to clear the bracket as well. Then i drove then in with the air rachet. Not really my best work.

[MessyHonda]

oh....i see now...thanks

[2drSE-i]

do you have the ST Sway bar setup? mine came with what they called "hyper thane" bushings. i havent put them on yet though..

[forrest89sei]

Nice!

[Oldblueaccord]

do you have the ST Sway bar setup? mine came with what they called "hyper thane" bushings. i havent put them on yet though..

No just the stock bar 88 Lx i car. Its 22 mm front and 13 mm rear.

[snoopyloopy]

hmm, so what bushings are they? and any other company bushings fit w/o much or any modding? because my bushings in my accord are shot and practically nonexistant because of rot.

[frantik]

I was thinking of using those type of bushings when I installed my vigor bar.. anybody know if the rear is as tight for space as the front apparently is? (not for the endlinks but for the frame bushings)

[Pico]

hmm, so what bushings are they? and any other company bushings fit w/o much or any modding? because my bushings in my accord are shot and practically nonexistant because of rot.

I have the sway bar bushing and link bushings numbers listed in my 3geez garage

[snoopyloopy]

alright, a month later, i'm under the car cursing bc i realized the endlink bushings do not fit on the bolts. what's the solution? anyone have any better pix of the install?

[Pico]

alright, a month later, i'm under the car cursing bc i realized the endlink bushings do not fit on the bolts. what's the solution? anyone have any better pix of the install?

Just get longer grade 8 bolts

[Oldblueaccord]

I think the Energy Suspension end links the bolts is a larger diameter than stock. Is that the problem?

I think mine was a kit bushings/bolts.

[snoopyloopy]

no, it's not that it's a larger diameter, it's that the stock bolt is too short. and these just came with the bushings and bushing washers.

[MessyHonda]

thats why i bought a ST front sway just to replace the bushing...haha

[snoopyloopy]

yes, my cash has been crimped lately. but i plan to get some st bars at some point as well.

[Bones]

I have the sway bar bushing and link bushings numbers listed in my 3geez garage

Are those part numbers for the rear sway bar or the front Pico? And the bushing is for what size bar?

#9.8105g end links
#9.5158g bushings

[Pico]

Are those part numbers for the rear sway bar or the front Pico? And the bushing is for what size bar?

#9.8105g end links
#9.5158g bushings

front bushings, they are for the factory lxi bar. you also need to get a longer bolt for the end link bushings

[Bones]

Thanks for the info Picopop!

[LX-incredible]

Or you could get this for the end links: http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ENS%2D16%2D8104R&N=700+0&autoview=sku It includes the bolt, nut and washers. I have a set on mine.

[Oldblueaccord]

For the front, stock, sway bar endlinks I used the Energy Sus # 16.5101. Came with bolts,spacer,lock nuts.

[LX-incredible]

Same ones I used.