CraigWaterman11
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Okay guys, well I've been tinkering on the GS because my clutch parts still aren't here. I don't know what I was thinking not having it here. I ordered from Eurospares, I thought in time but a week later, the car is still on the lift. So instead I decided to start research on upgrading the sway bar bushings. After tons of research, and the unnatural size of the sway bar bushings I contacted a well known U.S. supplier who I order other parts from here. Anyway, I have the gear box dropped, and I figured I could loosen the sub-frame up enough to drop down and get the rear sway bar bushings replaced. So what do a 28,000 mile set of sway bar bushings look like?
Big one is the front, little the rear.
If you think they look more worn than you thought, I would have to agree. Honestly I'm a bit disappointed with the size and quality. Let's do a side by side comparison to a set I'm installing in the front, and I've got the rears installed already.
The top picture is side by side fronts, the bottom pic, side by side rear.
I'm pretty certain I'm going to notice the difference right away when it corners. You guys know I'm always trying to find a better quality part for our cars. Well here's the latest......upgraded sway bar bushings. What do you guys think? It's in the preliminary stages but after a bit more R&D and dialing these in I think these will be an inexpensive alternative to Maserati's part I'm going to offer. Eurospares sells these for $21.14 USD without the mounting bracket for the front, and $8.24 usd for the rear.
I have to say, after removing the rear sway bar bushings I definitely know why they only charge $8.24 a piece for each one. I think I've seen bigger sway bar bushings in the rear of a Honda. Yes sorry they are that bad. Anyway, the point of the cost, is because with any upgraded part you weigh the OEM part against the Aftermarket to see if it's worth the hassle in performance. Well, I think if I bulk buy them, I can rival the OEM costs, and they come with upgraded brackets to hold them in. If you look at the picture above, you can see they put a support ridge beside each of the screw holes to stiffen the design.
Anyway, figured I would let you guys in on what I was working on while waiting for this clutch.
Big one is the front, little the rear.
If you think they look more worn than you thought, I would have to agree. Honestly I'm a bit disappointed with the size and quality. Let's do a side by side comparison to a set I'm installing in the front, and I've got the rears installed already.
The top picture is side by side fronts, the bottom pic, side by side rear.
I'm pretty certain I'm going to notice the difference right away when it corners. You guys know I'm always trying to find a better quality part for our cars. Well here's the latest......upgraded sway bar bushings. What do you guys think? It's in the preliminary stages but after a bit more R&D and dialing these in I think these will be an inexpensive alternative to Maserati's part I'm going to offer. Eurospares sells these for $21.14 USD without the mounting bracket for the front, and $8.24 usd for the rear.
I have to say, after removing the rear sway bar bushings I definitely know why they only charge $8.24 a piece for each one. I think I've seen bigger sway bar bushings in the rear of a Honda. Yes sorry they are that bad. Anyway, the point of the cost, is because with any upgraded part you weigh the OEM part against the Aftermarket to see if it's worth the hassle in performance. Well, I think if I bulk buy them, I can rival the OEM costs, and they come with upgraded brackets to hold them in. If you look at the picture above, you can see they put a support ridge beside each of the screw holes to stiffen the design.
Anyway, figured I would let you guys in on what I was working on while waiting for this clutch.