...and, I got the wrong ones. I asked the Summit tech e-mail guy for greasable bushings- he gave me part #s for non-greasables. In fact the part # he gave me for the rear was a full poly kit- the mounting bushings AND the end links! (I already have the end links.)

So, I called Summit, and they hooked me up once again... they're sending me out the correct part "2nd day air" for free, and they'll comp me for the return shipping of the original! Anyway, it turns out that no greasable bushing is made for our front bars, because of the offset bolt pattern of the brackets. So I'm keeping the front bushings that they sent me... they're the correct part. (Those actually have me re-using the old brackets- I guess it's too much of a pain to make special brackets, eh?)

There is a greasable unit for the rear; it's more of a "universal" type, but it'll still fit the 2.5" clamps that hold the sway bar to the axle.

For my front bar, 34mm (stock), the part # is ENS-3-5131R. Price is $12.50. The "R" stands for Red... here's a tip for you guys- you'll usually get a part number ending in "G" for "graphite", aka "black" color. Just swap the last letter to Red or Green or Yellow- but sometimes they'll be out of stock of the colors, so it's either wait a few weeks, or get black bushings. I like red!

For my rear bar, the 23mm from the '84 Trans-Am that gave me my 3.73/posi/disc axle, the part # is ENS-9-5159R for greasable bushings. Cost was $13.95... and wow, I'll be damned! Summit's out of stock of that #.. yet, my order was shipped yesterday! Looks like I got the last one, haha!

If you guys have a 23mm rear bar and need the full set (mounting bushings AND end-links), and don't need greasable stuff, the part # is ENS-3-5146R. But I'd advise getting the greasable bushings, and buying the end links (specify a 2 5/8" sleeve length) separately.

So this weekend, looks like I'll be POR-15'ing that Trans-Am sway bar, and putting it back on the rear with the poly stuff. Yes, I've been driving around without a rear bar since August- and man, I miss it!

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[This message has been edited by TomP (edited August 02, 2001).]

 

Btchin'.. the rear bushings came today. They're nice, too... the bushing has channels inside that are fed by the zerk fitting. The channels end about 1/4" from the ends of the bushing. All I need is a hot, non-rainy day to apply the POR-15 paint to the rear bar, and I'm set for the weekend!



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