So I may have dreamt this, but did I read something that sway bar bushings go bad quicker unless you trim down the excess that sticks out further than the mount? I been trying to find it but for the life of me I can't. Which leads me to believe I didn't read it. But if I did, could someone point me in the right direction and possibly post the link? TIA.
I must have gone crazy then, if no one else knows what I'm talking about 
No, I saw it, might have been on MotoIQ. I didn't buy it.
The "excess" that sticks out further than the mount is what keeps the sway bar bushings from squeezing out of the mount sideways, isn't it? And consider than all aftermarket performance sway bar bushings still have the "excess."
Maybe you were thinking of trimming molding flash from the bushing? That could make sense.
If I remember correctly, it was the flat part which goes against the frame/body.
Yea, idk. From what I saw was was tuna said. Being stuck out from under the bracket that faces the frame. But if it's not a proven thing then I won't worry with it. I just wanted to know before I did my suspension on the e30 this weekend
If it sticks out too much, it can make the bushing super tight against the bar and cause binding. As long as that's not happening and the bar can rotate well enough in the bushing, I wouldn't worry about it.
noddaz wrote: Maybe you saw something about that here... Suspension Snafus I hope that helps.
That's it!
Still don't buy it. With my poly mounts tight, I can still easily rotate the bar by hand. Maybe YMMV.
Yea! That's what it was! Thanks! I'll keep looking into it and see if anybody else is doing it and how they like it.
Depends. Are you doing poly or rubber? Poly should be able to turn fairly easily with lube, rubber is designed to squash down, grip the bar, and flex. At least that was the truth in the olden days of the 60's and 70's.
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