Sway Bar Bushings

[mechtech2]

I put new urethane sway bar bushings on my ZX2 today.
They were plain, and I have previously tried cutting grooves in other sway bar bushings for lubrication retention.
Plain bushings squeeze out lube pretty fast.
This time, I dimpled the interior with a Dremel tool and a small round tipped bit. Looks kinda like a golf ball inside, now.
So this is quick and easy, and almost foolproof. Clean it up after you go to town on it, then lube the interior and the bar liberally.
What grease? Hard to get special sway bar grease is best, or heavy marine grease. I used moly lithium waterproof grease. I was what I had that was close.
Some of you may want to try this dimpling to help eliminate the inevitable squeak from dry urethane bushings.

 

[VK56VD]

Always grease them up generously or they will squeak. I installed a rear sway bar on my car that came with bushings and grease to apply to them.

I felt the amount of grease they supplied was not enough so I used extra I had lying around.

Many members who used the tiny bit of grease that came in the sway bar kit began reporting squeaking problems.

 

[bearda]

After using Energy Suspension bushings with zerk fittings I will never go back to a poly bushing without a grease nipple. The built-in grooves seem to hold grease well, and once or twice a year I can hit it with a couple pumps of the grease gun without taking the bar off.

 

[Snafu]

You can order that swaybar grease from the likes like Jegs or Summit racing. I needed some quick so I was able to get some at a local speed shop.

 

[BuickGN]

I always go with the polygraphite graphite impregnated urethane like PST sells or the H&R setup like I have on the front that uses a teflon lined bushing. I wasn't taking any chances on the front of my car since the subframe has to be dropped to access the bushings.