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    Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    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 I did to make the greasable ones work. So just some warning.



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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

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

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    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

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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.
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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

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

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

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

    Nice!
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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    Quote Originally Posted by 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..
    No just the stock bar 88 Lx i car. Its 22 mm front and 13 mm rear.
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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    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.

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    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)

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyloopy View Post
    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

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    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?
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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyloopy View Post
    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

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    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.
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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    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.

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

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

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

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

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    Quote Originally Posted by picopop View Post
    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

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    Quote Originally Posted by Bones View Post
    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

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    Thanks for the info Picopop!

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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

    Or you could get this for the end links: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku It includes the bolt, nut and washers. I have a set on mine.
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    re: Energy Supension front sway bar bushings

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

    Same ones I used.
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