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6th Gen ('00-'05): Rear track bar bushings - any replacement kits out there?

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Old 03-16-2017, 10:36 AM
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Default Rear track bar bushings - any replacement kits out there?

As the title suggests, I wonder if there are replacement kits to either repair or upgrade the track bar bushings in the rear of an '04 Intimidator edition.
The bars are still solid but the rubber pieces are starting to squeak something fierce. Of course, no grease fittings to help either here.
Or, is there an easy way to get some grease introduced in there to help. Could it be as simple as drilling a port, pre-threading it and adding a grease fitting?
 
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Old 03-16-2017, 10:42 PM
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These my work as replacement performanceupgrades for you... I run their components on my whole suspension set up.

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Was having similar problem with the squeaking noise, especially in cold weather. Bought a can of spray silicone lube and doused all the bushings I could find. Noise gone - at least for now. I know this fixed nothing, but it did make the irritating sounds go away.
 
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If you are talking trailing arms (they are on the rear, face front to back), I upgraded mine to ones from UMI Performance with poly bushings and grease fittings. Have had them for a few years now, no issues.
 
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Old 03-23-2017, 06:51 AM
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Yea.. talking about those and the track bars.. all of them have bushings. Are they replaceable/upgradeable for all six 'bars' back there (and I don't need the sway bar bushings.. those seem fine so far)? I'm seeing some online for the trailing arms but nothing for the track bars.
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Old 04-03-2017, 10:32 AM
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Well I ended up installing some Zirk (spelling) fittings on each of the ends of the track bars as well on the trailing arms and greased the old rubber bushings until it squeezed out where the bolts were. So far, the squeaking is gone. It might be a twice yearly task to do now but no biggie anymore. Everything is accessible. Much faster to do (and less expensive) than replacing the bars altogether if everything is ok as is.
 
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Well the squeaking came back and after some closer investigations, it turned out to be the sway bar links that were going bad. So, in went some new ones. So far, the rear suspension seems a lot stiffer and no squeaks (yet).
 




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