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[nortyhat]

Ok, before I buy this Stabilizer Bar with bushings from "fast parts network". I was on rockauto and I looked up 2002 Jaguar s-type front end sway bar bushings their the MOOG brand. Question is would these fit on my 2002 lincoln ls V8?

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If I have to buy the Standard suspension stabilizer bar would it affect me in the future if I order sport suspension? or would I have to order the sport stabilizer bar too?

 

[oddball]

You can just buy the appropriate generic Energy Suspension bushings and they'll work fine. The poly bushings do require grease on regular intervals and may fail since they are so close to the radiator.
The Ford replacement part should be more durable, but significantly more expensive.

The bars are different thicknesses, thus different stiffness. So it's your call. Sport bar = less body roll. Sport shocks = stiffer ride. You can certainly mix them.

 

[nortyhat]

Thanks a lot oddball! I need your help oddball....Look at this link and tell me which one should I pick if I want the sports bar with bushings? Its confusing me because its the same price for the bar with and without BUSHINGS. If I want bushings to come with the bar should I pick the one with bushings?

 

[nortyhat]

My apologies here is the link lol http://www.trademotion.com/parts/2002/LINCOLN/LS/?siteid=318&vehicleid=1387188&diagram=FIP040

 

[RigsLS]

just be aware, it's only the bushings that are in need of replacement, the bar itself does not.
Gen I, the have a split in them and come off with the bracket, Gen II they have to be cut of along with the bracket, bar remains in tact. apply new bushings and brackets.

replacing just the bushings and brackets is much easier than replacing the entire sway bar.

 

[nortyhat]

I'm aware big rig thanks. I just want to go ahead and upgrade to the sport bar, because I plan on buying sport shocks in the future.

 

[RigsLS]

ah, sorry, missed that part.

 

[oddball]

All of the bars should have bushings. The initial build had the bushings separate. The new builds (for the past several years) have integral bushings like Gen 2.

 

[LS4me]

I'm aware big rig thanks. I just want to go ahead and upgrade to the sport bar, because I plan on buying sport shocks in the future.

Be aware that the bigger sport bar up front with the smaller non-sport bar out back will cause weird, not pleasant handling close to the limits. In my old 2000 I upgraded the shocks but left the stabilizer bars stock with no bad results. IIRC, the sub-frame needs to be lowered to change the rear stabilizer bar.

 

[nortyhat]

Yes I read that on here through the search engine. So I'm ordering two sway bars (sports).