Rear sway bar bushings part
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Markviiiedrea
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93mkviii
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I don't think you can find the Oem bushings that fit the bracket. I bought the 22mm energy suspension bushings from online. Keep in mind you will have to grease them if you go this route. Use the brackets that come with the bushings and buy a bolt lock washers for eAch side. Just type in 22mm energy suspension bushings and you will get results. Others may pitch in for more options. Also, you can buy the endlink bushings if you are at it. Reuse your old end links. Looking at near 40 for all this. 60 ish if you need to buy a grease gun.
Good idea on the end link bushings, thanks. Follow up question which is about the rear shocks, in proximity to this whole thing anyway;
MOTORCRAFT Part # ASHV1014 {#5U2Z18V125VG} (REAR SHOCK) is listed as the rear shock for the 1994 Ford Thunderbird. Is that a direct fit replacement for our shock back there? I'm wary of the price difference on RockAuto. They want 31 dollars for this Motorcraft shock, but the 'proper Lincoln part' is $175!.
93mkviii
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Honestly most people will tell you to get Monroe and even though that part says motor craft it is still Monroe. I would either get Oem from a junkyard or firmer ones like koni or cobra. I have Monroe in one of my cars and it is bouncy compared to Oem. People say don't spend more than 50 for shocks but shocks make your ride. It is probably the most important component in the suspension. Also, getting a cheap soft shock does cause more wear on the car. But again if you just need shocks and don't care get thunderbird ones from anywhere cus they don't sell for the marks. Don't get yellow Monroe's as they have no resistance to decompression AT ALL. If your oems are just old but working keep them.
Something like this for the sway bar
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=9.5126
But I'm not exactly finding a endlink bushings kit, unless you meant just buy a regular endlink kit and then just take the bushings out of it and throw away the rest.
I did see this
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=61147
But it's 25mm? Not the right size. Using '94 Thunderbird for the search criteria.
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=9.5126
But I'm not exactly finding a endlink bushings kit, unless you meant just buy a regular endlink kit and then just take the bushings out of it and throw away the rest.
I did see this
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=61147
But it's 25mm? Not the right size. Using '94 Thunderbird for the search criteria.
93mkviii
Dedicated LVC Member
Energy suspension 9.8105r. Btw is there a certain problem you are trying to fix?
Just informational purposes. The bushings are chunked and missed back there and I couldn't find info on them so I figured I'd ask for when I get around to it.
The rear shocks however are a problem. The rear right one has completely collapsed, no pressure whatsoever. Took me a few days to figure out what that constant clunking was from the right rear end, though maybe it was the sway bar end link.
Turns out the shock is completely dead. I'd imagine any shock is better than a broken dead one.
93mkviii
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Just for more info. The upper shock mounts also go bad and creates a clunking noise in the trunk. Very common problem with Mark VIIIs.
If I go to the right rear wheel well and lift up and push down without too much effort I can see the shock slam closed, pop open a bit, and slam closed again. The right left resists this same action. Just for more information.