How do you install rear sway bar bushings?

Changing Sway Bar Bushings

Step 1: Prepare Your Gear. Clean the floor, put something down on the floor so you are not on concrete.
Step 2: Remove Worn Bushings. Just unbolt the old bushings.
Step 3: Install New Bushing. Now follow the trick from the tools page picture.
Step 4: Inspect Everything.

How do you take a stabilizer bar apart?

Use a wrench and socket wrench to loosen the bottom bolt and nuts, release them from position and remove the sway bar bushing. Loosen and remove the nut on the outer tie rod to the steering knuckle. With a tie rod separator, separate the outer tie rod from the steering knuckle.

What is the purpose of sway bar bushings?

The stabilizer bar on your car is designed to absorb bumps and reduce noise when you’re driving. They feature rubber bushings that prevent your vehicle from rolling as it corners. Sway bar bushings wear out over time and can cause issues with steering and handling.

Are end links necessary?

End links serve as a connection between your vehicle’s sway bar (anti-roll bar) and the vehicle’s suspension. Whenever you change a vehicle’s ride height, the suspension geometry changes and in order to correct the angles that are changed, shortened or adjustable end links may be needed.

Are adjustable end links worth it?

Adjustable sway links are really only useful for left-right pre-load to balance the car for more predictable race use. They are pretty pointless for casual street use. The arm angle argument makes sense and I agree with it, but it wouldn’t be noticeable with street use setups like 98% of us have/want.

What does a bad stabilizer link do?

Worn Link Symptoms A worn stabilizer link can make the suspension feel less precise and looser than it once did, particularly around corners. Worn sway bar links may also make rattling and clanking noises when the car is driven around corners.

What is the purpose of stabilizer link?

Stabilizer bars links improve handling and shock absorption, keeping the car from swaying too much as you turn–which could lead to loss of control. Adding stabilizer links between the main bars and the wheels refines this process of control, so cars handle “tight.”