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Sway Bar Bushings - badberry68 - 05-03-2007

Where would I find polyurethane bushings for a stock 968 sway bar?

Sway Bar Bushings - flash - 05-03-2007

i hear there is a company in the UK - try the 968uk site and ask stu



be prepared though - unless they are grooved and have new brackets with zirc fittings, they WILL make noise



pete from rs barn has delrin bushings for the stock size bar though

Sway Bar Bushings - S_Cal968 - 05-04-2007

If you go this route try to find polygraph bushings which include graphite.

I have delrin for my bars and haven't been that impressed with them. I may look for some polygraph bushings too....

For the record, the delrin style are also available at Paragon & Racers Edge.

Sway Bar Bushings - badberry68 - 05-04-2007

[quote name='S_Cal968' post='35021' date='May 3 2007, 09:37 PM']If you go this route try to find polygraph bushings which include graphite.

I have delrin for my bars and haven't been that impressed with them. I may look for some polygraph bushings too....

For the record, the delrin style are also available at Paragon & Racers Edge.[/quote]



You say that you are'nt impressed with the delrin bushings, is this with a stock bar or a M030? Could you not feel the difference between the rubber and the delrin? I am trying to make a poor-man's M030.

Sway Bar Bushings - flash - 05-04-2007

i would not be surprised if the ones pete sells are from karl (racer's edge), same as the ones from paragon - they are both dealers of those parts



please realize that the bushings will only help a fraction compared to the increasing of the bar diameter, and at a considerable portion of the cost of the bars



the problem with delrin, on these front sway bars, is the mounting design - it was really for much smaller bars, but they never improved the bracet design to accommodate larger bars which produce larger loads - it allows too much side load on the bushing - this creates wear, which results in noise - greasing them only works briefly, and exacerbates the "walking" problem - the only cure, after grooving them for grease, is installing shaft collars, or something similar to prevent them from walking



polygraph, or some graphite inlaid bushing will be better at preventing the walking, because they will grip the bar a bit, but will still not really solve all of the problems, and you give up some of the stiffness of the material in the process - i don't think it will give you what you are looking for on stock sway bars, but would probably be a very good middle ground for the M030



the tarret or kla brace will be very helpful in limiting some of this movement - however, upon installing the prototype of the front unit of my new swaybar set (31.75mm front, compared to the 30mm M030 or 26.8mm stock) i found that the mount was STILL insufficient to hold the sway bar still - i had to come up with a bracket to solve that problem - works great now though



hope that helps - good luck

Sway Bar Bushings - badberry68 - 05-04-2007

Flash,



I trust your opinion and I think what you are saying is; put the money toward a M030 setup.

Sway Bar Bushings - flash - 05-04-2007

lol - well, yeah, that would make more sense to me, but everybody has a different idea of what they want in their setup, and a different budget to work with

Sway Bar Bushings - S_Cal968 - 05-04-2007

Yes there is a noticeable difference between the stock rubber bushings and the delrin. The polygraphs are a mid-point in performance and probably more practical for the street. Delrin is hard on the associated components and probably won't last as long.