j66

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does cusco sway bar use OEM Bushings?

do you know if there is any brand that make polyurethane bushing for cusco bar, 35mm front, and 22mm rear?

let me know....thanks in advance!

jackie

Gsedan35

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Yes they do.

I used to have the Cusco bar set on my car. I ran the prothane bushings on the oem bars for a short time, I suppose you could try them with the Cusco bar's, though maybe a Cusco bar user has prothane bushings on and can comment.

j66

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i was looking at the energy suspension bushing, but they are 34mm and 21mm, does it fit the cusco sway?

TucsonG35

with the rear bar, is it ok if the bushing doesn't close all the way

they are prothane bushings

ronn1

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I used Prothane 34MM bushing on the Cusco front bar and it fit fine.
I suspect a 21MM prothane would also work on the rear, if 22s aren't available. You can get Prothane's from their web site or on Ebay. They include special grease.

Oh..you should be able to use stock bushings as well...just put em on to see. A small gap is ok.

pfregeolle

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Hey guys, just wanted to update on this subject. The Cusco instructions say to reuse the OEM Bushings which are 34mm front and 21mm rear, so any aftermarket bushings for the stock sway bars should work just fine.

I decided to go with Prothane as well, like TusconG35, however I really didn't want red bushings. I know it doesn't seem like a big deal, but I really didn't want the underbelly of my car to scream AMERICA. So I did some digging and found that Prothane makes those exact same bushings but in black too. Here's the part numbers that will fit the Cusco bars if anyone wants the black polyurethane Prothane bushings:

Front: 14-1115-BL
Rear: 14-1125-BL

I received both of mine this week and am just waiting on Whiteline Endlinks, then will be doing the install. The Prothane bushings look very nice quality, and both came with the grease. I'll post some photos up in here afterwards.

thekinn

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Kind of same topic, I've been looking for replacement 35MM bushings for my Cobb front sway bar. I ordered some universal 35mm Energy Suspension bushings - waiting for shipment to test fitment.

thekinn

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so, the 35mm energy suspension universal bushing does not fit in the OEM bracket.. Going to try the Prothane 34mm part 141115 next.

pfregeolle

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How did you find out already that the universal one wouldn't fit? I'm assuming most likely cuz the universal one wouldn't fit correctly into the bushing brackets for the Z, with the vanes it has.

The 34MM Prothane one should work just fine for the Cobb, if it's a 35mm bar. I test fitted my 34mm one on the Cusco bar last week, and it fits fine - a small gap, but fine besides that, and it will close up once the bracket is secured and tightened anyways.

thekinn

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Correct - I ordered a set of the 35mm universal and tried them.. not even close to fitting.

It is kind of surprising, after all of the searching I've done, that with all of the 35mm aftermarket swaybar options available.. no one seems to make a 35mm bushing kit compatibile with the oem Z brackets. There is a Hotchkis kit out there, but the wait is 2-5 months for delivery. yes, Months.

pfregeolle

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Not worth it for the amount of money to be made off of them when most people will just use the 34mm bushings anyway.

thekinn

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Just installed the 34mm bushings and, after tightening, I can't see the 1mm gap any more. Will test these for a while and have another look. Hopefully will be good to go.

I got my from Prothane.. and have a 2nd pair (by accident) if anyone needs a set...let me know