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Old 09-30-2008, 08:08 PM
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What size rear swaybar end links?

I need to buy rear sway bar end link bushings and I am not sure what size I need. Can someone please tell me what part number to order from jegs or summit. Thanks.
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Re: What size rear swaybar end links?

Front and rear are the same. Check Spohn's web site.

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Re: What size rear swaybar end links?

Along these same lines, I am switching to polyurethane all around. I looked on summit for sway bar bushing kits for our cars and came up with 3 options. The bushing sizes, for the center support bushings, range from 30-34mm in size for the front, and 19-24mm in the rear. Is there any way to distiguish between these sizes without buying a pair of calipers and measuring them both for myself?
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Re: What size rear swaybar end links?

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The bushing sizes, for the center support bushings, range from 30-34mm in size for the front, and 19-24mm in the rear. Is there any way to distiguish between these sizes without buying a pair of calipers and measuring them both for myself?
You may have a hollow front 36 mm bar. I'd suggest checking the drain hole on the bottom side near the end link; however, the hollow 34 mm also had the hole. (Both the 36 and 34 fronts had the 24 rear.) A common recommendation for measuring is with a cresent wrench. Measure the bar in several spots, then measure across the jaws. Personally, I'd buy the caliper.

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Re: What size rear swaybar end links?

Harbor Freight sells a really nice digital caliper for $35. It measures in inches as both a decimal and a fraction, and also in millimeters, just press a button to change units. You can also zero it out and all that fancy stuff and it is accurate to .001 inches. It also comes with an extra battery (I have been using mine a lot over the past year and still haven't needed the spare).
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Re: What size rear swaybar end links?

Perfect, I'll check Harbor Freight for those calipers and order one up.

Thanks for the information,

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Re: What size rear swaybar end links?

NAPA has a nice little set of end links for the sway bars... $24
I really like the center piece in the kit.

http://www.napaonline.com/masterpage...ear+Suspension
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Re: What size rear swaybar end links?

Much appreciated.

Originally Posted by Xlr8torZ28
NAPA has a nice little set of end links for the sway bars... $24
I really like the center piece in the kit.

http://www.napaonline.com/masterpage...ear+Suspension
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Re: What size rear swaybar end links?

no prob... They are actually a little beefier than all the others too...
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