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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:02 pm 
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hi guys

i have a ED 32mm kmac front swaybar off my wreck will it fit my 97 EL ghia ??


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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:31 pm 
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Someone will be able to answer that, from looking at whitelines site part numbers for sway bars are different between EA-ED to EF-EL. I'm not sure what the differences would be :?

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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:05 pm 
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Yes, but you'll need new D-mount bushes.
EL's use different completely different mounts.

 

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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:08 pm 
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The EL bushes can be purchased from ford spare parts brand new for about $20
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:13 pm 
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how are they differet ?

 

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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:26 pm 
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TURBO_GHIA wrote:
how are they differet ?

Hard to explain.
The EA-EF mounts are just flat, and the bush goes around the mount on the edges.
EL mounts are a bit beefier, and have grooves that the bush locks into.
Standard bushes are no use to you either, 32mm bar won't even fit in them, not even remotely!
You'll probably have to chase up 32mm EL D bushes from Kmac, or someone else that does them.

 

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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:43 pm 
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AdamN wrote:
The EL bushes can be purchased from ford spare parts brand new for about $20


I highly doubt it as Ford didn't make any swaybars larger than 28mm! The bushes need to have a 32mm ID (internal diameter), so you will need to get aftermarket Kmac ones, prolly better than rubber Fraud ones anyways!
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:50 pm 
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hey I just said the EL bushes can be bought.. i.e. the original ones.. I didn't say they'd suit :P

but yeah you can get aftermarket ones I'm sure.. whiteline would make em too
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:53 pm 
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i can get the new bush's no dramas,there about $80 or so ,was just wondering if the swaybars were actaully different

 

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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:12 pm 
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AdamN wrote:
hey I just said the EL bushes can be bought.. i.e. the original ones.. I didn't say they'd suit :P

but yeah you can get aftermarket ones I'm sure.. whiteline would make em too


Fair enough. But I would of thought we'd all prettty much be away of that fact already! ;-) If you wanna complete your list, Autobarn, Repco, Sparco, Bursons, etc. also sell swaybar bushes, but unlikely in that large size.

Whiteline would be no good either as the largest EF/EL bar they do is 30mm, so ID is 2mm to small.

TURBO_GHIA, if you have to pay $80.00 for new bushes, almost worth buying a new swaybar from whiteline that includes them.
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:26 pm 
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thats how much the guy said they were at wholesale suspenstion in penrith so yeah ,might be cheaper somewhere else

 

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