Sway bar links and bushings question

[Ventura139]

Sup all. So I have. 2001 Yukon Denali awd with 195k on the dash. I recently converted the air ride to a strut master kit since both my back shocks and compressor were busted. I also replaced my front sway bar links and bushings since they were cracked. Not 6 months later the bar bushings are getting loose again and allowing play. Should I go down a size on the bushings or try a different brand? I want to say I used mook or some brand close to that.
Thanks

 

[Fless]

Have you measured your sway bar diameter and bought the correct size bushings?

 

[Ventura139]

Have you measured your sway bar diameter and bought the correct size bushings?

Yeah I used a caliper to measure my diameter. I’m able to wiggle the sway bar with my hand back and forth. I can tell that the bushings are no longer tight around the bar.

 

[Rocket Man]

Yeah I used a caliper to measure my diameter. I’m able to wiggle the sway bar with my hand back and forth. I can tell that the bushings are no longer tight around the bar.

Energy Suspension makes the best sway bar bushings. They’re poly and I recommend the ones with grease fittings so you can keep them lubed. That’s what I run on my 02 Denali. My sway bars aren’t stock so I don’t have the part number you need but they go by size.

https://www.energysuspensionparts.com/universal-sway-bar-bushings.asp

 

[Ventura139]

Energy Suspension makes the best sway bar bushings. They’re poly and I recommend the ones with grease fittings so you can keep them lubed. That’s what I run on my 02 Denali. My sway bars aren’t stock so I don’t have the part number you need but they go by size.

https://www.energysuspensionparts.com/universal-sway-bar-bushings.asp

Not bad. They have a lot of good products

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Hopefully, you lubed your sway bar bushings, when you originally installed them.

 

[Ventura139]

Hopefully, you lubed your sway bar bushings, when you originally installed them.

That I did not. Which would make sense to why it wore out so fast. I’d be happy with the fact of not greasing it caused the failure and not something else.

 

[treehan77]

Some are designed not to be lubed. The moog ones I installed are of that variety

 

[Bill 1960]

I believe there’s a lot of counterfeit parts floating around some popular sales venues. I’ve had purportedly major name suspension parts fail prematurely on other vehicles.

The OEM and similar rubber bushings don’t require lube.

The poly bushings offer more hardness but will squeak if dry.

 

[Fless]

Some are designed not to be lubed. The moog ones installed are of that variety

Moog recommends lithium-based lube for the bushings on my sway bars.

 

[treehan77]

Moog recommends lithium-based lube for the bushings on my sway bars.

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They have different kinds…

 

[Fless]

They have different kinds…

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Good to know... application specific. Always best to see the manufacturer's recommendations.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

That I did not. Which would make sense to why it wore out so fast. I’d be happy with the fact of not greasing it caused the failure and not something else.

My Hellwig sway bars came with lube to apply to the bushings.

 

[Tonyrodz]

My Hellwig sway bars came with lube to apply to the bushings.

Waiting on my front Hellwig now.

 

[Ventura139]

I finally found the time to change my bushings out. What could cause my bushings to look like this after 6 months. Pretty crazy

 

[bill1013]

They look like you've been doing some "DareDevil Dan" stunt shit! You haven't been putting it up on the two side wheels have you? You know to get around slow poke drivers or to get into that tight parking space at work...Anything like that? LOL!!! Seriously, they looked like mine after 120K miles. You may have gotten counterfeit parts.

 

[Fless]

Or, depending on your vehicle information, those could have been the incorrect size for the sway bar. I know there are three different sizes for my '04.

 

[Rocket Man]

I finally found the time to change my bushings out. What could cause my bushings to look like this after 6 months. Pretty crazyView attachment 281587

They might be the wrong size. Hopefully you bought some poly ones from Energy Suspension, the ones with the grease fittings like I suggested. Mine have been on for 30k or more and still look great. And believe me I drive it hard.

 

[Ventura139]

They might be the wrong size. Hopefully you bought some poly ones from Energy Suspension, the ones with the grease fittings like I suggested. Mine have been on for 30k or more and still look great. And believe me I drive it hard.

I seen those but haven’t ordered yet. Need to get my transfer case looked at and an estimate done next to decide if I’m going to keep her or try to trade her in.

 

[Ventura139]

Hopefully, you lubed your sway bar bushings, when you originally installed them.

Question. So I measured the sway bar with a caliper and put in the new bushings but after a week the driver side has some play in it. Should I try and go down to the next size bushings? I used the moog brand again