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Sway bar bushings things aren't bolting up right?

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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 06:52 PM
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Default Sway bar bushings things aren't bolting up right?

I could see Air through all of my sway bar bushings so I decided to replace everything Ive got everything aligned properly when I go to bolt the sway bar back up everything hits the coils springs. What am I doing wrong here?
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 07:24 PM
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New longer links or just bushings? Should be a pretty straight forward replacement.
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 07:45 PM
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New links and bushings they look the same only the threaded portion of the links(were they bolted to the sway bar) were bent on the old links I assumed that was from years of abuse. I'm thinking of heating up the new links and bending those to match the old ones..

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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by JeepFNG
New links and bushings they look the same only the threaded portion of the links(were they bolted to the sway bar) were bent on the old links I assumed that was from years of abuse. I'm thinking of heating up the new links and bending those to match the old ones..
I recently did mine because I had a link snap. I used Moog replacements, and I'm pretty sure they were bent as well. If yours are straight, it sounds like you may have been sold the wrong parts. I wouldn't heat them up and bend them; I'd look for the right ones. If you need pics, PM me.

Dave
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 09:44 PM
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Yeah definitely the wrong parts. The should all have a bend in them so they clear the coils. Don't force them in
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