I had purchase a swaybar package from Strano, and had them installed by a local shop. 35mm/21mm. I watched and helped with the install, but when this guy installed it, he said that I didnt need any grease. I saw on the installuniversity that you have to grease the "D" bushings. If this isnt greased, will it cause more noise and less performace in any way? Should I just jack the car up and unmount it and grease it myself?? Thanks in advance. Btw I have a 2001 Z28 with new shocks, SFC, STB, and PHR. (if this helps)

 

I would just grease them. I don't understand why they skipped over it in the first place. It takes so little effort to tear open a little package of grease and apply it to the bushings before putting on the swaybar.

 

Hopefully you didn't pay them a whole lot for doing the install, and not doing it correctly. All the more reason to do the work yourself, particularly something really simple like sway bars.

 

aftermarket sway bars usually come with urethane style bushings. A special tube of lube is also usually included to grease the D shaped bar bushings. It is a semi clear lube.

 

If you don't grease them, the bushings will grab tight to the swaybar. They are not meant to do that. Grease them and periodically re-grease them (at least once a year).

 

Yeah I really didnt pay much to have them do it. I should have done it myself. I got Marine Grease which was recommended on another thread. i hope this stuff works great. When i re-grease them, do I have to completely remove the "D" bushing off the bar and grease them? Thanks for the info and it just shows how certain business fail do to stupid mistakes..

 

Yup...pull the bushing (that thing your refering to as the D-ring). Put a nice coating of grease, preferrebly a non-petroleum based synthetic grease, and slip them back on.

Periodically, regrease.