> Ron, were your sway bar bushings shot also? why did you replace them?
The stock rubber bushings were fine, but I was trying to compensate for
my Dakota's horrendous understeer by messing with the suspension. As long
as I was adding a rear bar w/urethane bushings, I figured I'd take the
extra 30 minutes and US$20 to swap the front bushings as well.
> It seems to me the reaplacement is very easy
It is. The hardest part is re-attaching the bar yourself. The bar isn't
exactly light, and it's kind of a PITA to align the first bracket with the
bolt holes.
> Do you notice a
> difference with them, are you happy with them?
Main benefit was from adding the rear bar, but the handling feels a mite
more responsive with the front urethane bushings.
> I think since I go 4wheeling I would just break the zerk fittings off.
If you are smacking rocks and stumps enough to break those fittings off,
you'll be breaking a lot more than just the zerk fittings. On my '95 4x2,
the fittings are well-protected by the rest of the chassis.
Nongreaseable polyurethane squeaks too much for my taste.
Ron
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