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Old 08-24-2005, 06:33 PM
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how to replace front sway bar bushings

does anybody know how to do it?
how many bolts and where to take it apart?

and where can you get the ES endlinks? which ones?

Are the ES endlinks any good or should I get Nissan?
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Old 08-24-2005, 06:48 PM
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bushings? you mean the stabalizer end links? its not hard its a 17mm nut. just replace them from a partstore, they have grease and grease less links
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Old 08-24-2005, 07:15 PM
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ES bushings = polyurethane. Nissan bushings = rubber.

ES all the way.
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Old 08-24-2005, 08:54 PM
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He's talking about the sway bar bushings, not the endlinks. There are 2 of them, one for each side of the sway bar. They're REALLY easy to replace. Each mount has 2 bolts. Undo the bolts to the mounts, take them off along with the bushings. Grease the inside of each bushing and put them on the sway bar (after removing rust and whatever crap may be on there) then put the mounts back over them and tighten. DONE! Don't get me started on the control arm bushings though....THOSE are a pain in the a$$
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Old 08-24-2005, 09:14 PM
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when i replaced old once with oem/nissan bushings, they (new) looked like gum - kind of squashed out... oem no good???
 
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OEM's don't give you rough and harsh ride, but the handling is just as good as the ES bushings.

those are easy and cheap to replace , so i don't mind throwing new bushings on there every 20K

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Old 08-25-2005, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by bhmax16
He's talking about the sway bar bushings, not the endlinks.
Thanks. Silly mistake. Post edited. ^^
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Old 08-25-2005, 08:53 AM
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Mine is at 120K. Do they go bad and require replacement? Should I replace the end links, too?
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yes , they go bad and should be replaced more often than you think




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Cheaper than Courtesy: http://www.suspension.com/nissancars.htm (half way down)
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Old 08-25-2005, 12:46 PM
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Thanks. I just ordered the sway bar bushing set (2 bushing + 4 grommets) total $11 plus $2 shipping from www.suspension.com.
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