sway bar bushings

[dirtymike]

anybody her ever replace the sway bar bushings, mine is 1 inch and only has 4 bushings. The bar is tucked under the torsion bar cross member(two square bushings) and runs up the radius arm and terminates with tombstone bushings. here is a pic of the ones under the C clamp.

 

[Curious Hound]

I've replaced mine. Mine are a little bit different since it's a 93 with TTB front end. But antisway bar is antisway bar.

So do you have a real question about it? Or just curious about whether or not anyone in the history of Ford Rangers has ever replaced these wear items?

 

[dirtymike]

The auto parts stores(online to) want to sell me part that don't exist on this truck. My sway bar doesn't have links. all the kits have bushings for what i call links. And yes i want to know everybody that has replaced them in the history of ford ranger.

 

[Uncle Gump]

We really don't need to be like that...

I'm not totally familiar with what you describe... pictures always help. Maybe it is an aftermarket sway bar?

 

[dirtymike]

No its not a after market sway bar. The ones on the bar are square (1 Inch). Seems the local auto parts store don't go back to 1987. Back to the search.

 

[dirtymike]

Guess ill have to put the old bushings back in. Seems these have faded into the past.

 

[Ranger850]

Guess ill have to put the old bushings back in. Seems these have faded into the past.

Try to see if anything else will replace the "older" set-up you have. Or see if anything from a different vehicle will fit. Run the Part #'s through Rock Auto. See what comes up

 

[dirtymike]

Used some old tech data from ford and the 1987-89 ranger used the same as the F150, "no end links". I ordered them from Prothane (6-1107). waiting again.

 

[Ranger850]

Sometimes you gotta think outside of the box. Good on ya!

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

No its not a after market sway bar. The ones on the bar are square (1 Inch). Seems the local auto parts store don't go back to 1987. Back to the search.

When I first saw the first pic it reminded me of the old fashioned wall mounted bottle opener before twist-offs were invented.

 

[dirtymike]

Found the correct bushings. The company is Prothane, part # 6-1107-BL