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Old 01-14-2021, 06:20 PM   #1
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Re: Sway Bar Bushing Fitment - Is This Normal?

It will be noticeable to me.
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Old 01-14-2021, 06:26 PM   #2
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Re: Sway Bar Bushing Fitment - Is This Normal?

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It will be noticeable to me.
While I fully understand the logic in some situations, mounting a sway bar w/spacers under the existing/on-hand brackets would not be a concern to me. The mounting would not be compromised & would not over-compress the bushing by simply cinching down the existing shorter brackets. Just sharing a different perspective.

Are the 'CounterParts' bushings rubber or Poly?
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Old 01-14-2021, 06:30 PM   #3
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While I fully understand the logic in some situations, mounting a sway bar w/spacers under the existing/on-hand brackets would not be a concern to me. The mounting would not be compromised & would not over-compress the bushing by simply cinching down the existing shorter brackets. Just sharing a different perspective.

Are the 'CounterParts' bushings rubber or Poly?
I agree 100% that adding spacers would be fully functional. It's purely an aesthetic/obsessive issue.

They are rubber. I can tell by looking at the original bushings that the clamps compressed them a lot.
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Old 01-14-2021, 07:37 PM   #4
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Re: Sway Bar Bushing Fitment - Is This Normal?

I found the same thing with my poly bushings. I just drew them down to where the bracket touched the frame/A-arm. Based on what lots of people in this forum have said, these sway bars need as little wiggle room as possible to really work.
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