Front sway bar bushings are shot!

[1BAD91]

My front sway bar bushings are tooast. It doesnt look like to much fun to change. Is it easier to change than it looks? Can you get bushings from an autoparts store? and my end links are in bad shape to.

 

[sperold]

You can measure the diameter of the bar in mm and get bushings from a local Autoparts store. All the bars are pretty close in size, (within about 3 mm) so you have to measure with accuracy.
RockAuto and other on line places will have them.
You can go to ShoSource and look over their webpage on the topic and order them, and you will be more sure that you will get the correct ones. ShoSource also has used but good retainer straps for the bushings if yours are done.
Maybe where you live, you could even get used ones at your local yard, as rust and rot may not be so bad there.
The bushing are made with a split in them and you can open them up, put them around the bar, then slide the bushing into the holder...... you don't have to slide them on from the end.

 

[1BAD91]

I read on SHOsource you have to drop the rear part of the subframe is this true? That doesnt sound like fun.

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

Its two subframe bolts, then two bolts for each bushing mount.

It isnt hard

 

[kevinspann]

Two bolts for each bracket that holds the bar/bushing on.

You should have a 24mm front bar, from the factory.

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

your right...

For some reason I was remembering sway bar bracket using tabs. Musta been another car....

 

[kevinspann]

Rear sway bar brackets on Taurus'