old_mate Member 767 Member For: 18y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 30/10/15 10:53 AM Share Posted 30/10/15 10:53 AM I have now replaced nearly every single bush in the G6E with superpro; fitted shockworks coilovers etc etc. Drives awesome. Except I have a problem. Every weekend for the last few I have found myself having to re grease the sway bar bushes. It doesn't matter if I grease them normally or smother the sh*t all over the Bush; it's fine until Thursday morning drove to work and by Fridays journey up the gutter to put the car away I'm cursing. I am thinking I'll go back to genuine if the consensus is they are just a noisy POS bush. Anyone been down this path before? I have done every single other bush in the front and rear with superpro excluding front shock lower mount - kept them rubber - and not a noise heard. I'm using genuine superpro grease too.Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiv6 Member 42 Member For: 21y 4m 6d Gender: Male Posted 30/10/15 11:11 AM Share Posted 30/10/15 11:11 AM If there aftermarket bars try sanding the paint of bars where the bushes locate on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_mate Member 767 Member For: 18y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 30/10/15 11:41 AM Author Share Posted 30/10/15 11:41 AM (edited) Nah factory bar. Edited 30/10/15 11:42 AM by old_mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 18y 7m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 30/10/15 12:49 PM Share Posted 30/10/15 12:49 PM How tight are the bushes in the saddles? They should be tight enough so there's no slop but loose enough that the bar moves under its own weight. If they are excessively tight they will force the grease out. A couple of washers under the saddle can help reduce the crush on the bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 30/10/15 12:54 PM Share Posted 30/10/15 12:54 PM Pics of crushed bush? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_mate Member 767 Member For: 18y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 31/10/15 03:35 AM Author Share Posted 31/10/15 03:35 AM (edited) Mmm I will check crush tomorrow when I jack it up. Truth be told I didn't even think of that. Edited 31/10/15 03:35 AM by old_mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_mate Member 767 Member For: 18y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 02/11/15 11:28 AM Author Share Posted 02/11/15 11:28 AM Should sway bars have much side to side movement?It would appear I need some spacers (which I unfortunately dont have) as the saddles are crushing the bush a fair bit, but what I have noticed are marks on the shockworks struts where the bar has been hitting.Swaybar links were replaced recently with ones from Wholesale Suspension.I thought I kept the old bushes which would have got me out of drama but it would appear I actually threw them out. Which is annoying because I am well known for hoarding sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR_NITRO_FG Donating Members 3,214 Member For: 10y 11m 3d Gender: Male Location: NOR Perth Posted 03/11/15 01:16 AM Share Posted 03/11/15 01:16 AM I bought lateral locking pins for the rear swaybar....front kit already has them I believeBut my bars still seem to move sometimes (the front one shifted to the left) so IDK......TBH though, I'm not even really feeling the benefits hey :( Unless I need the lowered suspension to maximise the stiffness. meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 03/11/15 04:33 AM Share Posted 03/11/15 04:33 AM Maximise stiffness wherever possibleJust don't go too stiff or something might break (ouch)Seriously though maybe the boaty stock suspension is holding you back like you say. I did suspension and then the front swaybar afterwards and noticed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_mate Member 767 Member For: 18y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 03/11/15 06:48 AM Author Share Posted 03/11/15 06:48 AM Oh I very much doubt I'd feel a difference going back to rubber. I just like the colour blue haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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