Comptech sways squeak - Energy Suspension bushings?

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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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Comptech sways squeak - Energy Suspension bushings?

My Comptech sways on my 01 TL have been squeaking for years when I go over bumps. Should I replace the bushings? I read here...
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=582069&page=2
...about the Energy Suspension bushings. They sound fine, but what do I order for my specific car?

Which of these?
http://www.summitracing.com/search/B...gy-Suspension/

I have front and rear sways. I don't mind replacing all the bushings.

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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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Polyurethane bushings give good performance, but they all squeaks. So routinely lubing of the polyurethane bushings is necessary to quiet them down.

Only the OEM rubber bushings don't squeak, but they are too soft to minimize the sway bars' movements.
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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I have the energy suspension poly bushings, for the first 2 months they would squeak every time i go over a bump, but after those 2 months they are completely quiet. I havent had a noise problem with them since 07.
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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but you first bet to getting rid of the squeks is to grease the shit out of those sway bar bushings (like where grease is ozzzing... out of the bushing once installed), then report back if the squeks are gone
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 10:13 AM
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they make greasable bushings with the fitting on them for a grease gun. Those are the ones i would get if your having issues with squeaking.
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
they make greasable bushings with the fitting on them for a grease gun. Those are the ones i would get if your having issues with squeaking.
The Energy Suspension bushings have a fitting for a grease gun. This is why I want to buy them. But I don't know which model to buy!

Someone in the link in my first post says the ENS-9-5158R is the model number for the Comptech RSB, which I guess means rear sway bar? They were talking about a 4rd gen, 2004-2008 TL though, so I don't know if it is the same as my 2001 TL?

Gah, I just bought them anyway. Hope they will fit.
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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They fit. No more squeaks. You guys are useless! ;p
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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Sorry, lost track of the thread.
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