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Old Sep 15, 2018 | 01:32 PM
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Can anyone check this out and tell me what I am missing or why they are different?
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Upon further investigation I found the part loose but I think it is time for a bushing.



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Old Sep 15, 2018 | 10:53 PM
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You probably don't need new bushings. Loosen the mounting bolts for the bushing bracket and work the bushing back into the centered position in the sway bar. I had the same problem.

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Out of curiosity, I went down and looked at my 85 after seeing this. It is centered on both sides. Could be bent? But I don't think it's serious.

Probably don't need to do anything to it if you don't want to. The bushing is only a couple inches long and it can't be that big a deal.

I guess if it bothers you, you could center it across both bushings, but I don't think it's a big enough deal for you to notice anything different when driving it. I guess if it REALLY bothered you, you could take it off, tweak it out 3/4 of an inch or so, so it sat centered.

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I guess if it REALLY bothered you, you could take it off, tweak it out 3/4 of an inch or so, so it sat centered.
Which I would probably do because little crap like that bugs me and also because the world is a better place when things are symmetrical!
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I was able to recenter it and driving is normal I will check it in a few days. I was able to center it as it was movable when I thought it would be very firm.
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Originally Posted by xrav22
I was able to recenter it and driving is normal I will check it in a few days. I was able to center it as it was movable when I thought it would be very firm.
Orlly?

Yeah, I would think it should be also. I can just about bet you can't budge mine with a hammer.

I wonder if someone replaced it at some point, and the bushings are undersized and letting it drift?
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