Hey all,

I bought a set of Stillen Sway Bars for my 2004 Skyline 350GT V35 Coupe and it is currently at a suspension shop getting installed along with coilovers. The guy told me it doesn't fit and asked if the sway bars came with bushings, but it didn't cause Stillen states that it can use stock bushings. He said he tried using the stock and they didn't either. The sway bar thickness are 35mm fronts and 22mm rears, other brands have different thicknesses. I wonder if the guy actually unbolted the frame mounts instead of trying to squeeze the sways bar throught the hole.

Has anyone encountered this problem before with sway bars, particularly Stillen? If this is a legit problem, what is the diameter of the frame mount hole and where can I find bushings to make them fit? The biggest bushings I've seen so far are 32mm...

Cheers...

 

Stillen sways fit with the OE bushings and having talked to them recently they sell urethane bushings (like I'm using) that will work too. Is it possible your mechanice is "DOING IT WRONG?"
Gary

 

The guy at the shop says that the Stillen Front Sway Bar is 35mm thick and the OE bushings is 32mm, making the bushings bulge out and won't fit into the mounting bracket. I think it was both bushings and mechaic are at fault, the bushings should really be supplied with the sway bars and the mechanic should have those bushings in stock and able to help more, rather than waste my time and money.

Yeah I will have to contact Stillen for the correct bushings, if not I have to try my luck with Energy Suspension. Are you able to provide me with the dimensions of the bushings you got fitted? I know the sway bar hole diameter is to be 35mm, but I'm not too sure about the overall size of the bushings.