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Last night I looked at the old OEM bushings for the previous sway bars, and those are definitely rubber. They also do not have the swirls inside like the F-Sport bushings
Last night I looked at the old OEM bushings for the previous sway bars, and those are definitely rubber. They also do not have the swirls inside like the F-Sport bushings
I just received the ISF front Sway bar bushings. These are rubber. Smooth inside, no grease holding swirls in the inner area. Change of plans: instead of pulling and greasing the existing F-Sport bushings, I'm just going to install these (I'll grease the rear bushings)
I just received the ISF front Sway bar bushings. These are rubber. Smooth inside, no grease holding swirls in the inner area. Change of plans: instead of pulling and greasing the existing F-Sport bushings, I'm just going to install these (I'll grease the rear bushings)
Fingers crossed. How long did the sport bushings last you (miles)?
Fingers crossed. How long did the sport bushings last you (miles)?
I've had the current F-Sport bushings over 2 months, I've put maybe 1500 miles on them. I think the bushings are still fine, they started squeaking and just need to be greased, that's my feeling. Since I received the ISF bushings, I might as well install those
Due to some stuff that has popped up, I will be changing out the front Sway bar bushings (and installing the GROM VLINE) on Monday instead. I'll update this thread when it's done
ISF front sway bar bushings are now installed! Rattling is gone, and a rattle that developed in the drivers side door is now also gone. On top of that as an added benefit, I've gained 10 WHP! OK, no I haven't. Joking aside, everything feels really good, they fit well and there is a bit less stiffness going into turns and hitting bumps in the road. I would need to drive on these a few months, but I am sure this was the solution I needed. I also greased the rear bushings since the ISF rear bushings don't fit my rear sway bars.
So for those of you with squeaks and rattles from the F-Sport sway bar bushings, you can either pull them and grease them, or you can change them out to ISF bushings, which do fit and work on F-Sport front sway bars on the 2IS platform
This morning I took one of the more bumpier roads to work, everything feels and sounds good. I stopped for gas at the Costco near my work that has several large speed bumps where I usually hear the squeak going over them. Nothing, just the normal suspension sounds. These bushings are slightly stiffer feeling than the OEM bushings, but that is a good thing, as they feel better going into turns. Just like the RC-F LCA bushings I installed, these bushings are the perfect compromise. and at $35 a bushing, a no brainer
After more than a month of driving on the ISF sway bar bushings, no rattles, squeaking or noise. Cold mornings, bumpy roads, speed bumps, all is quiet. They feel really good. If you have a squeaking or rattling front F-Sport sway bar, this will fix the issue
11-05-20, 10:02 AM
