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94 Ranger rear sway bar / torsion bar


BigAssTim

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I am not quite sure what to call it, but the rubber bushings are shot. Can I buy new bushings, or should I replace the entire device?

Anything would be appreciated!


Tim
 


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You need a piece that looks like the picture below? Rockauto has them. Didn't check the local stores.

 

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thanks franklin2, I think the bars are fine (except the rust on them). I was thinking of just the rubber bushings or maybe even replace the whole thing.

would something like this work for bushings?


or this for all new?



Tim
 

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I dont know what the security check thing is above, if you click it, it takes you to carid.com
 

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You just need a rubber / polycarbonate / "other" bushing to fill up the gap between the sway bar mount, and the sway bar. With sway bars it isn't all that critical save for maybe beating it on a race course.... in a pickup, I doubt you'd ever be able to tell that the material was without crawling under the truck an looking at it. Certainly not on a twin-I beam.....
 

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thanks franklin2, I think the bars are fine (except the rust on them). I was thinking of just the rubber bushings or maybe even replace the whole thing.

would something like this work for bushings?


or this for all new?



Tim
Those are the bushings you need? They come already installed in the bar and are like $3.00 each on rockauto. That same piece above is $14.00 at autozone. They have some separate bushings that go somewhere also.
 

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