with a little engineering its possible to modify the stock units for a grease fitting,,theres nothing special there.Don't even have to tap the hole and the fittings are self threading....will need to pinhole the bushings to allow the grease to pass thru and maybe cut a small grove for a resivour area.

 

The main goal is not to make them greasable... it's to replace the worn out stock units with something (polyurethane) that would hopefully last longer. They happen to have them with/without the greasable option, so if I can prevent them from squeaking, the better.

Yves

 

Well, they do fit great; my sway bar clunking noises are gone, and as a bonus, I get no more squeaking when I go over bumps. I can't comment yet on ride improvement (if any) since I'm still running my 15" winter tires, but if they end up lasting more than the OEMs, it's a great deal.

The OEM bolts can be reused as is and these replacements bolt right up. I can see it being a pain to grease up, because there's not much room around the grease nipple and it can only be accessed from underneath the car. In terms of installation difficulty, I'd rate it as medium, because of the limited space to work and the fact that specific tools are a bonus (an impact gun), but really it's not more complicated than replacing rotors/pads. Also, a 10mm deep socket is required to get the back bolts off, and if you screw up and round the head, there's no other way to get at it but to drill it out.

My wife's ION is starting to clunk again (after only one year on OEM bushings replacement ), so I'm going to check her sway bar size and do the same treatment to her car.

Yves

 

I don't see any place on EnergySuspension.com web site to order these or even their prices. Did you call them or am I missing something on the site?

 

I don't think that they sell them directly. You have to find a distributor, but most online auto places carry them. I got mine from a distributor that has a Canadian warehouse to avoid the 'shipping through customs' hassle.

Just google using "Energy Suspension 9.5161" and you should find quite a few. They are around $20 if I recall.

Yves

 

So is that the correct part number For the HHR with the 1 inch bar ?

Thanks, Dave

 

Yup, for the greasable version. They also have an equivalent non-greasable version, but you'd have to look it up.

Yves

 

Does anyone know what size it is on the SS? I'm probably going to try to get the dealer to replace the ones on my car this time but it would be good to know if the replacements start squeaking right away again.

 

Sounds like it could be above my capabilities, even though I have most of the tools.

Do you absolutely need an impact gun to do this?

 

Heres what i found........

Greaseable Sway Bar Bushings
Part Number: 9.5161 - $16.95
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com...sp?prod=9.5161

non-Greaseable Sway Bar Bushings
Part Number: 9.5110 - $15.99
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com...sp?prod=9.5110