Aftermarket sway bushings

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Old 11-08-2013 | 06:20 PM
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Aftermarket sway bushings

Anyone know if there are aftermarket sway bar bushings available for the AWD cars? Rubber or PU doesn't really matter.
Old 11-08-2013 | 08:32 PM
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If the aftermarket bushings are made with rubber, they will have no beneficial advantage over the OEM rubber bushings.

The aftermarket bushings have to be made with hard polyurethane in order to limit the sway bar movements for more handling performance.
Old 11-08-2013 | 09:27 PM
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Not looking for handling performance. Trying to isolate the cause of a persistent suspension clunking noise that couldn't be fixed in ~5 dealer trips. It seems to happen on a few of the other TLs they had on the lot too, hence why I am trying to avoid OEM.

Changing the links soon (Moog) and figured I'd get bushings at the same time.
Old 11-08-2013 | 10:52 PM
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In that case, don't use any Polyurethane bushings, which tend to generate unpleasant squeaky noises if not kept constantly well lubricated.
Old 11-08-2013 | 11:02 PM
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would poly bushings on an OEM bar increase performance???
Old 11-09-2013 | 02:10 AM
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Yes, but only slightly, because the hard poly minimizes sway bar movements inside the OEM metal brackets.

Less movement = stiffer bar.
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