Base C7 sway bar upgrade installation question
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Base C7 sway bar upgrade installation question
I received the Z51 sway bar upgrade kit from Cultrag.com. I have a question about the replacement rubber bushings (2 per bar). Front and rear look the same except that they accommodate different size bars.Since the rear does not have a sway bar, it comes with the 2 clamps to secure the bar. the clamps have a recessed cavity on the inside to accommodate the rubber bushing that have a similar outward shape.
If I push the clamp onto the rubber bushing while NOT installed on the bar, the clamp and the ring fit perfectly. Once I install the bushing onto the bar, it seems like the I D of the rubber bushing is not large enough to accommodate the clamp. there is about a 1/8 inch gap at the seam.
It should be noted that the front and back bushings fit on their respective bars the same way. I don't have them backwards.
My question is this... Once I have everything in place and am ready to tighten everything up, will the tightening process cause the bushings to slide ( with lubrication ) into the clamp cavity and the seam to come together and fit the way it should causing me to live happily ever after???
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I received the Z51 sway bar upgrade kit from Cultrag.com. I have a question about the replacement rubber bushings (2 per bar). Front and rear look the same except that they accommodate different size bars.Since the rear does not have a sway bar, it comes with the 2 clamps to secure the bar. the clamps have a recessed cavity on the inside to accommodate the rubber bushing that have a similar outward shape.
If I push the clamp onto the rubber bushing while NOT installed on the bar, the clamp and the ring fit perfectly. Once I install the bushing onto the bar, it seems like the I D of the rubber bushing is not large enough to accommodate the clamp. there is about a 1/8 inch gap at the seam.
It should be noted that the front and back bushings fit on their respective bars the same way. I don't have them backwards.
My question is this... Once I have everything in place and am ready to tighten everything up, will the tightening process cause the bushings to slide ( with lubrication ) into the clamp cavity and the seam to come together and fit the way it should causing me to live happily ever after???
