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I want to replace the bushings on my steering stabilizer im just not sure if I got the right bushings. They look a bit different from the ones that are original.
Got these thru bronco graveyard.
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The new ones look a whole lot less trashed! I'm guessing that this is a daily driver, and you don't want to take it apart until you're sure you have the right parts to put it back together. Those _look_ as if they should do the job, for whatever that's worth.
 

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The new ones look a whole lot less trashed! I'm guessing that this is a daily driver, and you don't want to take it apart until you're sure you have the right parts to put it back together. Those _look_ as if they should do the job, for whatever that's worth.
Ya it's my only vehicle, so would like to be sure.
 

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End links are part of a sway bar. Buttttt. It's just a name. If the diameter of the small end fits the hole in the mount, the shaft fits the hole in the bushings and you can get the nut back on, and when you compress them they squeeze the bracket, they are likely to work. I don't really see the advantage of poly steering stabilizer bushings other than oil resistance.

Can you not put a new dampener on? They're pretty inexpensive.
 

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I agree, if the bushings are shot, more than likely the shock is also. My Excursion was that way. It would clunk, so I just bought the steering dampener that Autozone had listed. Once I had the factory one off, I found it was actually the "piston" banging around in the housing, not the bolts in the bushings....

I bought the cheap Gabriel branded for ~$25 bucks. I needed it "now", and didn't think not getting a Bilstein, like the rest of the suspension has, wasn't as big of a deal. Seems to have worked well, however, one thing to keep in mind on my Excursion, ALL the consumables except the tire rod, ends and drag link have been replaced in my truck. Once I replace the tire rod and ends, it should drive like a brand new truck.....
 
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