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Front Sway Bar End Link Bushings Look Bunched, Squished on Install

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poindexternasty

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Hey all, the title says it all. The car is an 02 GT vert and I am replacing the sway bar bushings and end links with urethane Energy Suspension bushings I have replaced the bracket bushings and am tightening down the nuts for the end links.

The problem is that when I torque the nuts down, the urethane bushings get squished and bunched up in an uneven manner. The end of the sway bar is not level with the bushings, in fact it comes in at a slight angle.

I am using the stock bar.

What should I torque the end links to? The Haynes manual says 130+ ft/lbs.
 

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The TQ is 132-192 IN LBS. That is INCH LBS If you want to do it in FT LBS then it is only 11-16 FT LBS
 
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Doh!

I caught my mistake after reading the manual again. Thanks for the help, though!

I was wondering why the thing wouldn't take 130 ft lbs of torque without clicking!
 
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