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vwmadeinireland
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 Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject: Who supplies black urethane bushes for 3/4'' front sway bar? |
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Who supplies black urethane bushings of size 19mm = 3/4inch for front sway bar? Don't want to use those red ones and guess there are no rubber ones avialable with 3/4'' holes?
All help very much appreciated. |
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ladybug89
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you have to put "-BL" after the part number... but here you go
http://www.bugpack.com/content.php?id=567
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vwmadeinireland
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Thanks, that was very helpful and got me the answer. For completeness in case someone else has same wish to avoid red ones:
BUGPACK ITEM LIST
Order these with -BL behind the part numbers:
6500-010 Repl Bushing Kit, Front 12mm Bar LP/ BJ, Red
6500-011 Repl Bushing Kit, Front 3/4 Bar LP/ BJ, Red
Or even easier use:
6500-016 Repl Bushing Kit, Frt 12mm Bar LP/BJ, Black
6500-017 Repl Bushing Kit, Frt 3/4 Bar LP/BJ, Black |
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vwmadeinireland
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Still no luck locating these black busings 
Anyone able to help me and tell me who stocks these Bugpack items? |
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I'm thinking either cip1.com, or CBPerformance has the black.
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vdubmyk
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Who supplies black urethane bushes for 3/4'' front sway bar? |
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Bringing up an old thread but has anyone come up with a black sway bar bushing for a 3/4 bar? Or has anyone found a regular rubber bushing that would work in this application?
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jeffrey8164 
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Who supplies black urethane bushes for 3/4'' front sway bar? |
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Buy black rubber bushings and drill the hole bigger.
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DeathRay64
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:11 pm Post subject: Re: Who supplies black urethane bushes for 3/4'' front sway bar? |
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| Bringing up an old thread but has anyone come up with a black sway bar bushing for a 3/4 bar? Or has anyone found a regular rubber bushing that would work in this application? |
I'm looking for the same thing. Maybe drilling is the way to go? I don't know how easy that's gonna go?
Why? , because I hate urethane, because when it fails, it breaks. Rubber failure is a much safer (slower) process.
But, rubber bushings for 3/4 sway bars might require a heavy duty higher durometer rubber.
Somebody should make these.
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wheel607
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 1:46 am Post subject: Re: Who supplies black urethane bushes for 3/4'' front sway bar? |
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| I drilled out regular VW black bushings over 10 years ago. Took about 5 minutes. You all are overthinking this. |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: Who supplies black urethane bushes for 3/4'' front sway bar? |
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.Why? , because I hate urethane, because when it fails, it breaks. Rubber failure is a much safer (slower) process. |
Only the shit urethane cracks/crumbles. The good stuff wears out just like standard rubber.
https://www.summitracing.com/search/brand/energy-s...or%3Ablack |
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DeathRay64
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: Who supplies black urethane bushes for 3/4'' front sway bar? |
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That's interesting, I'm not averse to having my mind changed. If you can share more about why you believe this I am open to your knowledge.
My personal experience with urethane is from seeing it fail in industrial applications not involving cars. After enough stress and time, the stuff just fractures.
It does look like Summit racing carries good quality bushings.
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DeathRay64
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Who supplies black urethane bushes for 3/4'' front sway bar? |
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| wheel607 wrote: |
| I drilled out regular VW black bushings over 10 years ago. Took about 5 minutes. You all are overthinking this. |
Thanks for that kick in the butt... I needed that. It's kinda fun fretting over every detail of this build, but sometimes I have been known to overthink things... LOL
I'm probably just gonna do this.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 8:48 pm Post subject: Re: Who supplies black urethane bushes for 3/4'' front sway bar? |
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| DeathRay64 wrote: |
That's interesting, I'm not averse to having my mind changed. If you can share more about why you believe this I am open to your knowledge.
My personal experience with urethane is from seeing it fail in industrial applications not involving cars. After enough stress and time, the stuff just fractures.
It does look like Summit racing carries good quality bushings. |
UV rays effect urethane. I have seen inexpensive poor quality urethane bushings on an open frame rail buggy disintegrate in a few years.
The Energy Suspension Urethane bushings for the sway bar on my 74 Super made it 22 years before the bar actually had movement within the bushing. I got a second kit, and simply did the sway bar bushings at first. 5 years later I did the ball joints in the arms, and put the arm bushings in from the remainder of the set. The old ones were tight, but were spongy, and no longer firm as you would expect urethane to be.
Which is the new one, and which is 27 years old with 70k+ miles on it?
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