Where and what can I use for sway bar bushings, strut rod bushings, and the dust covers for the tie rods? On a manual steering car.
check out www.autokrafters.com they will have everything that you need for your front end bushings........
the member was asking about Bushings and boots for tie rod ends. autokrafters carries Energy Suspension bushings kits for sway bar, poly boots for tie rods etc., all their products are made in USA.......they also carry MOOG suspension products too. Energy Suspension part numbers: Strut Rod Bushings 47112G ~ $25 set Sway Bar end link kit 98117G ~ $20 Tie Rod Boots 913103G both or 913101G ~ $6 pair. The tie rod boots come in 2 sizes, so you have to check dimensions of your rod ends. the most common is the 913101G which will work for the outer tie rods, the inner ones are larger, so the boot may not fit.....Also, if your boots are damaged, you may want to check the tie rods themselves to make sure they are not worn, if they are then get new MOOG ones, which autokrafters also sell, or you can check out your local auto supply shop. I have used all the above Energy Suspension Poly bushings for the last 25 years and never had any problems, last longer than rubber and perform better too........
this is what happens. it happened to me. if you have a sway bar its usually not to bad. the sway bar end link will keep the lower control arm close to its correct position. if you dont have a sway bar the wheel will move all the way back in the fender well and lock up. then the car will spin out if this happens on the freeway. this i know because it happened to me. from what i understand, is if your car is stock ride height, its not going to happen quickly because the strut rod is not be flexed to far. if you car is lowered then it can brake pretty fast.
although the cup washer in the picture is mounted the wrong way. cup side should face away from the bushing. i believe this adds to the tendency to break when using poly.
that was just a quick pic from a google image search that i linked to. ive seen this failure too many times, twice on one of my cars, that i wont even consider doing the poly bushing on strut rods. several company's make strut rods that use hiem joint or uniball to replace the bushing. that is the correct way to have a solid no bind connection for the strut rod
Thanks for the advice. I probably would have been on the side of the road wondering what went wrong if it wasn't for you guys!
