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04-27-2016, 09:01 AM

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webpirate

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That's normal, have a close look at your lower control arm rear bushings!

Yes everything is new... OK I feel better now... Thanks..

04-27-2016, 10:08 AM

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Cool! Now enjoy driving that HHR!!

04-27-2016, 11:39 AM

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Cool! Now enjoy driving that HHR!!

Unless the engine blows up I will be driving her forever.. I replaced every front end part with lifetime warranty parts..except for rear control arm which were pressed in at the dealer for free.... The only thing factory left is inner tie rod end...

04-27-2016, 01:07 PM

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There are factory stops on the inner sway bar between the bushings but not on the outer(from bushing to sway bar end link/shock)

I don't notice any adverse effects when city driving but when I am on the highway and hit bumps in the road I can feel the front end shift over.. So I am not sure if the lateral movement is the cause but I am going to do the hose clamp and rubber trick until I decide what I am going to order online..

Thimk about it: If both sides are stopped on the inside why would you need stops on the outside?

04-27-2016, 02:11 PM

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Thimk about it: If both sides are stopped on the inside why would you need stops on the outside?

When I had the factory bushings there was zero lateral movement.. After upgrading to energy bushings the bar would move back and forth so thats when I looked into it an saw that there were locks to prevent this from happening but the locks are meant for after market sway bars that don't have factory stops and another user has informed me that 1inch of lateral movement is acceptable...

04-27-2016, 03:24 PM

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Some have been sold the WRONG size parts. I think it may be a difference between ASE and metric. I also don't understand why you would want to grease them, that makes the slide more.