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Old Jun 20, 2024 | 06:51 PM
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I currently bought a c5 with bad sway bar bushings and also saw i have a hotchkis sway bar kit on it front and rear and have had a hard time looking for the correct bushings to replace and none of them would seem to fit correctly i have done this 3 times and none seem to work if anyone would be willing to help knowing where to purchase and find the correct ones it would be a great help since this is starting to get very frustrating

this is the current rear bushing that is split in half just to give a idea of what i need


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Have you measured the sway bars and reached out to Hotchkis directly?
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Originally Posted by lucky131969
Have you measured the sway bars and reached out to Hotchkis directly?
the rear sway bar is a one inch bar
the front is a 1 1/4 bar
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Originally Posted by Jasin
the rear sway bar is a one inch bar
the front is a 1 1/4 bar
Yeah..I know. Have you reached out to the manufacturer?
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Originally Posted by lucky131969
Yeah..I know. Have you reached out to the manufacturer?


Or, either Energy Suspension or Prothane..........
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Old Jun 21, 2024 | 01:50 PM
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Or, either Energy Suspension or Prothane..........
i have reached out to the manufacturer multiple times and have had no response back i’ve bought energy suspension and prothane ones as well and both did not fit that’s why i’m asking for help if anyone is willing to send a link of the correct ones needed
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i have reached out to the manufacturer multiple times and have had no response back i’ve bought energy suspension and prothane ones as well and both did not fit that’s why i’m asking for help if anyone is willing to send a link of the correct ones needed
"Did not fit" the sway bar brackets on the car, or fit snugly around the OD of the sway bars?
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
"Did not fit" the sway bar brackets on the car, or fit snugly around the OD of the sway bars?
did not fit on the bar and bracket as well
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