(hate noise too, I want to be able to steer my lexus with 1 finger)
Swaybar Bushings-- $12.99 -- Energy Suspension-- Installed and awesome--
sounds good.
ok so i was wondering about the price.. how come the black one is a few dollars cheaper then the red? hah
im planning on putting energy suspension bushings for the shocks.. (KYB GR-2) before installing it. wonder whats the size for the bushings.. hmm
ok so i was wondering about the price.. how come the black one is a few dollars cheaper then the red? hah
im planning on putting energy suspension bushings for the shocks.. (KYB GR-2) before installing it. wonder whats the size for the bushings.. hmm
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You can buy poly bar-stock and mill it to whatever size you want-- I was thinking about doing that as a side business actually....
The SC300 should use the same stuff-- pretty sure about that--
I believe black and red are different durometer (hardness) ..........
The SC300 should use the same stuff-- pretty sure about that--
I believe black and red are different durometer (hardness) ..........
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Your bushings are probably worse than you think, mine sure were...
I can't resist an under $20 upgrade that may bring meaningful results. From the outside, my bushing looked perfectly good. How that changed when I had them in my hands. They were crumbly and worn on the inside. The rubber was beginning to disintegrate. My sway bars are MKIV Supra TT, and use the 7/8ths diameter Energy bushing 9.5158r on the rear fits it perfectly.
I have a NASA event at Infineon this weekend and I’ll know more about any improvements then. EDIT: WOT wheel hop issue in second and third gear appears to have vanished, major bonus !
Pix worth a thousand words. Here is what the old ones looked like followed by the new install:
I have a NASA event at Infineon this weekend and I’ll know more about any improvements then. EDIT: WOT wheel hop issue in second and third gear appears to have vanished, major bonus !
Pix worth a thousand words. Here is what the old ones looked like followed by the new install:
Last edited by SCoupe; Nov 7, 2007 at 09:08 PM.
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I think it says earlier in the thread that the front bracket fitment is tight and you have to cut it like that. Should not affect anything to make that cut.
No cut for the rears, straight bolt up, see my pix. Install is on a MKIV TT rear sway on my SC300, don't know if that matters. Takes longer to wash and wax then put on the rears.
No cut for the rears, straight bolt up, see my pix. Install is on a MKIV TT rear sway on my SC300, don't know if that matters. Takes longer to wash and wax then put on the rears.
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sweet i think this will be our weekend project :]
at first i was like DANG it will slip off and then ur screwed.. but then i looked at it again.. and i was like dang.. how the HELL can it slip off
haha yea im slow
at first i was like DANG it will slip off and then ur screwed.. but then i looked at it again.. and i was like dang.. how the HELL can it slip off
haha yea im slow
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I just ordered the bushing from Summit (damn 10 dollar handling charge...what a rip-off). Anyways, i didn't have to buy the grease separately, right? It's included? Also, to the OP... can you show how much of the braket has to be ground and which part?
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These are common in stock items at Kragen, Autozone PepBoys and probably other majors. No grease included, they are dry.
Edit to reply to question below:
Yeah, sorry a little confusing...I said none "included"...yes they require grease at the time of install and periodically via a grease gun per instructions.
Edit to reply to question below:
Yeah, sorry a little confusing...I said none "included"...yes they require grease at the time of install and periodically via a grease gun per instructions.
Last edited by SCoupe; Nov 8, 2007 at 12:04 PM.
As far as grease goes, so you don't need to apply any greese at all? Then what is the greese insert points for?
Last edited by ChronoJ1; Nov 8, 2007 at 11:17 AM.
