No...they have zerk fittings...just use a grease gun and the grease that comes with it...while you're at it, the drive train has 2 fittings (near the rear end)...give them a squirt too...
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No...they have zerk fittings...just use a grease gun and the grease that comes with it...while you're at it, the drive train has 2 fittings (near the rear end)...give them a squirt too...
Super VXer
you can grease them when you install them but be careful about it, what i did is put a small amount of grease in them before install to get a good coating, but if you do too much it can get hard to install them because they slip out of your hand when you try to fit them over the swaybars
if you can, try to have someone nearby to help you install them, the fronts can be a little tricky because they are close to the factory skid plate under the front cladding
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For swaybars use the thickest grease possible. I recommend Lucas X-tra heavy duty or Lucas Red N' Tacky. Both hold up very well for my sway bar bushings which are at higher angles than just about everyone.
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Searched high and low on here and couldn't find the info on this...
When installing the front (energy suspension) greaseable bushings, where "should" the slit in the bushing itself face? There are two ways, facing down or facing up?
Problem I'm seeing is when I installed them facing up and then putting the brackets on, positioning, tightening, etc, done...the outer facing area of the slit (beyond under the metal bracket) does not close up or meet all the way on both fronts and I end up with a small but noticeable gap up there on the bushings. I tried putting them in facing down and the slit closes up tight on both front bushings. I don't know, maybe nothing of any concern but thought I'd see if anyone else experienced this and what the preferred install was? The back ones were no problem at all.
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I installed mine with the slit open on the side. Perhaps that is wrong.
The beast hasnt fallen apart yet (knock on wood) but perhaps it would be better installed the other way.
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i cant really remember how mine went, ill take a look tomorrow.. if you want i can even give you a hand with them on thursday or friday evening
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I guess mine are on the front side
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Anyone else have input on my post? boo-hoo.....
Originally Posted by VX4EJR
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Sorry for the T J...I'll try to behave myself better...
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I don't know if it really matters which way you install them, but I installed my Energy Suspension bushings with the slit facing down. I think that my reasoning might have been that in that position, even though the bushing is closed up tight, that if anything got in there it would then work it's way out away from the sway bar.Hey, I never said it was a valid reason....just my reason.
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