To grease or not to grease... that is the question...

[mastersmech1]

Sway bar bushings are available with grease fittings and without. Does anyone have an opinion on which ones are better and why?

[Tommy Gun]

I think for items such as lower control arms or front A arms greaseable is a good thing because of how much movement they see.

In a swaybar the ends are moving, but the middle attachment points are basically 'twisting' and not seeing the travel of a control arm for instance.

From that standpoint I see using a good grease ( http://www.maximummotorsports.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1008 ) and keeping an eye on it from year to year.

Can't hurt to have a grease fitting on everything, but bottom line on a swaybar mount I don't think it is that critical.

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[Orf]

I'm with TG.

Nipples are a good thing...

[mastersmech1]

I asked because the OEM Maximum Motorsports bushings are non greasable. Some that I got from Advance Auto Parts are greasable. I put the MM bushings on and kept the AAP ones for spares. My thought pattern is that MM is a the Mac Daddy of suspension mods and they must have a reason for not having greasable bushings. Perhaps its because too many people over grease and they have eliminated that possibility. Who knows...

[Tommy Gun]

I wonder if Griggs suspension uses greaseable fitting on their sway bar mounts? :popcorn:


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