[Shotimes] end link bushings

Steve Weinrich stevwein@swbell.net
Fri, 5 Sep 2003 10:18:02 -0500


Carl,

Thanks for the update.  I only recalled the red ones from when I did my
searching last year.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
To: "Steve Weinrich" <stevwein@swbell.net>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] end link bushings


> Steve,  Checkout the AutoZone online catalog.  You will see that they sell
> ES blue poly bushings.  You can also see that by going to the ES website.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson - 201K
>
> > Energy Suspension makes red poly bushings, not the blue TPR bushings to
> > the
> > best of my knowledge.
> >
> > The blue ones are made for (or by) Moog.  If you have an O'Reilly's near
> > you, pick up the AutoDrive store brand of rear endlinks for about $8
each.
> > They are the Moogs (TPR) for half the price of the Moogs in the yellow
and
> > blue box.  Yep, exact same product for half the price!.
> >
> > Steve W
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> > To: "Dave Kegel" <d.kegel@comcast.net>
> > Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <mike.wojton@us.o-i.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 12:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] end link bushings
> >
> >
> >> Energy Suspension makes blue bushings, though not sure for end-links.
> >> Mine are red.
> >>
> >> And yes, it is reasonable to just replace the ASB links.
> >> --
> >> Cheers,
> >> Carl Prochilo
> >> 92 Ultra Red Crimson - 201K
> >>
> >> > Yes, I think they are TPR.  I don't know the history on your car, but
> > it's
> >> > very possible the endlinks snapped at one time or another and were
> >> > replaced.
> >> > I think the Ford replacements come with the blue bushings.  My red
'90
> > was
> >> > like this when I bought it a couple years ago.  Original black rubber
> > sway
> >> > bar bushings, but new endlinks with blue bushings.
> >> >
> >> > Dave Kegel
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com>
> >> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >> > Sent: September 04, 2003 9:42 AM
> >> > Subject: [Shotimes] end link bushings
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> As I was poking around the rear suspension of my car last night
> >> >> trying to track down a suspicious noise, I happened to notice that
> >> >> my sway bar end link bushings appear to be some material harder
> >> >> than rubber, and also blue in color.  Could these be the infamous
> >> >> TPR bushings?  The sway bar bushings themselves are still the
> >> >> worn out rubber, so I find it suspect that somebody would have
> >> >> upgraded just the end link bushings to poly or some sort.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Mike Wojton
> >> >> Toledo, Ohio
> >> >>
> >> >> -'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
> >> >>    ShoShop y-pipe
> >> >>
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> >> >>    '96 Brake Upgrade
> >> >>
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