Installing urethane sway bar bushings

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89lxsport50

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I'm getting ready to install some urethane front sway bar and end link bushings on my '02 GT. Should I support the car on jack stands, or should I use ramps? The Maximum Motorsports installation instructions say to tighten the end link nuts when the car is on the ground to avoid preloading the bar. I wonder if I could just put the car up on ramps for the install and tighten the end links on the ramps?

 

flstang65

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You will be fine with the ramps

 

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+1 ^ as long as you have the car weight on the wheels you should be fine

 

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I got them in using the ramps. They definatley tightened things up a bit.

 

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flstang65

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did you do the end links, bushings on the frame or, all of them? going to doing the same thing to mine this week.

 

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flstang65 said:

did you do the end links, bushings on the frame or, all of them? going to doing the same thing to mine this week.

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I did all of them. I did the main bar bushings one at a time first. Then I took all of the nuts off the end links, and pulled them out. I just replaced the actual bushings and re-used the factory hardware. I read somewhere you can wrap teflon tape around the bar where the bushings go to keep them from squeaking. Between that and the supplied grease, I hope to remain squeak free.