kheider Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 OK. I must be getting old. But I installed my Addco sway bar back in 1999 with the supplied 4 poly urethane bushings and brackets for a car that came factory equiped with a sway bar. I left the unused parts from the kit in a big storage unit. Before I go digging through that storage unit (big mess): Does the Addco sway bar kit also come with RUBBER BUSHINGS? (1999 is just too long ago for me to remember.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 Mine ONLY came with rubber bushings, so I think if you bought the urethane bushing version, it just came with those and not the rubber ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 Gnat, why would you get rubber bushings if the poly's were optional. Poly is much better and won't "rott" away like rubber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 I bought them a LONG time ago from carparts.com (before JC Whitney bought them out). At that time, carparts.com only carried the one with rubber bushings and also offered a 30% off online "coupon" so I ended up paying only $90 for the bar. They also accidentally shipped me a 2nd bar, and when I asked them what I should do with the 2nd bar, they said to keep it. So I got 2 Addco rear sway bars for $90. I don't mind rubber bushings. I've heard poly's need oiled regularly or they'll squeak. I like to avoid unnecessary maintennance because I'm a lazy ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 I'm a lazy ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kheider Posted August 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 I don't mind rubber bushings. I've heard poly's need to be oiled regularly or they'll squeak. Exactly why I am wondering if I have rubber bushing in storage. Poly urethane squeaks like a SOB if you don't lube it very 6 months. When I was 25 I thought it was worth it. Now that I am 30, I can live without poly urethane squeaks. With rubber you just put it in and forget about it for 10+ years. As Shawn already knows, my car is one of (if not) THE BEST handling W-body out there. I am willing to sacrifice a little bit of cornering ability to silence the rear sway bar. My suspension mods: Koni's on all 4 corners Addco 7/8" rear sway bar (with modified zerc inserts on bracket mounts) GM front STB RAT rear STB 225/55/16 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S on 5 spoke wheels Moog rack, Dana Tie Rod ends, ball joints, RUBBER control arm bushings Mcquay-Norris Strut mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heza Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 i only got urethane with my ADDCO bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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