How do I hook up this front anti-roll bar?

[ShooterMcGavin]

When I bought this 4Runner, one front end-link was broken AND one of the brackets for the front anti-roll bar was torn out of the frame. Shortly after that, I broke a rear anti-roll bar end-link while out on the trails. I have no anti-roll bars now. Since I have owned the truck, it has been a vehicle that you'd never want to perform a high-speed maneuver with on the highway. I need to get this changed for safety...

Take a look at the pictures. I think, but I'm not sure, that the front anti-roll bar bushings are aftermarket? Is that true? I bought a new OEM front anti-roll bar bracket to replace the broken one, but the bushing does not fit in it (because the bushings are aftermarket?). What should I do??? Can I buy just a bracket to replace the broken one? Where? Is that what I should do? I have quick disconnect end-links now, so it should be unlikely that I will be putting as much force on the anti-roll bar brackets now.

Front driver side bracket and bushing


Front Passenger side bushing, without the bracket

 

[SilverRidgeRunner1]

http://www.amazon.com/Prothane-18-1116-Rear-Sway-Bushing/dp/B00386UI82/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1459238067&vehicle=1999-76-1005-13--9-9-8-3995-1793-1-1-2283-199-2-0&sr=1-2&ymm=1999%3Atoyota%3A4runner&keywords=sway+bar+bushings Worked very well for me.

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

Thanks. Are the bushings I have now aftermarket? Are they the same as the ones you linked to? Can I just buy one of the brackets? Money is very tight for me now, so if I can spend $2 on a bracket instead of $20 on an entire kit, I'll do that.

 

[99Runnr]

I have both factory bushings and brackets. Paypal me shipping and I'll mail them off priority mail to you. Problem solved if that works for you.

 

[99Runnr]

Just noticed your in pnw. I'm in lacey, if your close we can throw them on your truck for free.

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

Thanks a lot. I think I want the aftermarket polyurethane bushings though. Aren't they the better option? Since my money is really tight right now, I might take you up on the offer. I am up near Seattle though, so the drive might be a bit tough

 

[99Runnr]

There was just a shit storm of threads about poly bushings.

I personally noticed no difference when switching from oem to poly bushings. I think you'd be pretty hard pressed to notice much, if any difference.

No worries either way, just let me know

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

Thanks. I'd definitely take them, just to get my anti-roll bar back on the truck for safety. Do you ever head north? Maybe we could arrange to meet in Tacoma sometime, if you ever go there for a daily routine? I appreciate your help a lot, so I can't ask you to drive out of your way to meet me Maybe I can stay in touch and reach out to you when I have another appointment down south.

 

[99Runnr]

Thanks. I'd definitely take them, just to get my anti-roll bar back on the truck for safety. Do you ever head north? Maybe we could arrange to meet in Tacoma sometime, if you ever go there for a daily routine? I appreciate your help a lot, so I can't ask you to drive out of your way to meet me Maybe I can stay in touch and reach out to you when I have another appointment down south.

Not lately. I was just in Portland earlier to get a new car. Don't have any plans to head north, everything is south haha. I'll be moving around soon(ish) for drag racing once the weather and tracks open. So that would put me through Tacoma/Bremerton if we go north.

If it works out time wise, great. If not, the poly bushings and brackets are only like $11.

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

Ok. Where did you find everything for $11? I'd be happy just replacing the bracket. I'm even wondering if I could heat some steel and make my own bracket.

 

[99Runnr]

I had my local autozone get everything for me actually. It was like $11 for the sway bar bushings and $8 for endlink bushings.

Ebay also has a stockpile of them listed, don't even have to leave the house.

 

[99Runnr]

9.5161G

I used that # for front sway bar. Fit excellent on my truck. Looks like they are closer to $20 on ebay and google shopping. I paid $12 not $11 at my local Autozone, sorry. Regardless, cheaper then online and no freight charges.

Good luck man, plus side to the poly is grease zerks. More crap to hit with the grease gun every oil change.

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

Thanks. I will use that info to get those parts. Some poly bushings don't have the zerks. In fact, I have read of some people complaining about the Energy Suspension zerks, but I don't know personally.

 

[mtbtim]

There was just a shit storm of threads about poly bushings.

I personally noticed no difference when switching from oem to poly bushings. I think you'd be pretty hard pressed to notice much, if any difference.

No worries either way, just let me know

Ok, I'll keep this short since I was part of the shit storm that [MENTION=132328]99Runnr[/MENTION] mentioned. If you go with aftermarket poly bushings, you'll need 26mm ones for your sway bar brackets. After checking with my local Toyota Parts Dept and online parts sellers, all the 3rd Gen years require the same part number which tells me they are all the same. I got the 26mm bushings from the Prothane 18-1115 kit but the end link bushings were a very poor fit. So, with the suggestion of many on the forum, I bought the Energy Suspension kit #8.5118 to get the right end link bushings. [MENTION=98153]MStudt[/MENTION] also recommends the end link bushings from the Energy Suspension 9.8105 kit.

Here's the video [MENTION=102606]infamousRNR[/MENTION] and I did for the steering rack and sway bar bushings if you need some info.

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