The front sway bar ends are suppose to "fit" into these small things mounted on the lower front a-arms.

Does anyone know what I am talking about?

If so, where can I pick up a set of these?

 

either sway bar end links, or the bushings?
pics?

 

no pictures. I will post some tomorrow.

 

Karl, at the end of the sway bars are sway bar end links and they bolt onto the control arm (lower A frame) those you can usually pick up at Murray's or Autozone. At murray's you can pick up a set of TRWs for 20 bucks each (40). They come with lifetime warranty but only lasted me 1.5 year so I dont know if its something I'd recommend.

is this what you're talking about? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MAXIM...spagenameZWD1V

 

yep,thats it. I will pick some up today. Are they pretty easy to install?

 

Yes and no... the concept itself is easy but sometimes getting the old one out is a pain cuz you'll turn the 14mm-15mm nut and it'll turn the joint as well, I had to cut mine with a rotary tool. You will also need a pry bar to kind of jiggle the control arm a bit so you can get the new one into the hole, just pry from the rear part of the car and not the front.

 

Upgrade to ES and you can pick them up from O'rielly, Autozone, Advanced Auto. The parts are endlink bushing and cup washers. Upgrade to polyurethane. I did upgrade to Suspension Techniques front and rear swaybars along with thier lowered springs. You'll never replace them again! Might as well upgrade the mid section "D" bushings while you're at it.....

 

ES only makes bushings.
the link has a joint at the end of it that typically what fails. ES does not make that complete piece.

 

Couldn't agree anymore

Hey Cmax what kind of links are you running on your car?

 

Use a pair of vice grips to grap the end link ball, then you'll be able to loosen the nuts holding them on without the ball turning on you. This is the way I got mine out.

 

give yourself a little treat and buy the full suspension techniques sway bar set. they come with the new bushings you need, as well as some nifty sway bars that make the car more fun to drive.

 

so you're gonna call ST a step ahead of Addco then? I was kinda wondering which to go with.

 

umm thicker is better no?

I got the addco cuz someone *cough cough* said it was the better choice instructions on it were pretty ummm pointless considering they dont tell you much but the product itself is awesome. Cant wait to get swaybars for the 4th gen and that one australian swaybar brand for the front on the 3rd gen

 

i mean, i don't know the specs on any of the brands' bars. and what's this aussie schtuff you speak of?

 

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