Pic of what was left of the bushings, collars and end of the stabilizer bar from an Alberta (lots of salt on the roads in the winter?) 1986 2WD 4-dr with 250k km/150k miles (my parts car). Note how the end of the bar was severely necked due to corrosion. The few little bits at the very bottom of the pic is what was left of the collar that slides over the o.d. of the bar. The holes thru the lower control arms were also severely thinned/corroded away.
Driver's side end of stabilizer bar from my wagon. Passenger side was in even better condition. Before reassembly, I painted the rod ends (but not the threaded area or washer/bushing contact area) with never-seize for corrosion protection.
Pic of old and new bushings with a new collar (tightly) inserted in a new bushing and a new collar (very sloppily) inserted in an old bushing. The four bushings in the center of the pic are the old bushings.
New collars in the center - driver's side old collar to the left - passenger side old collar to the right.
Also changed out the 'pivot' bushings (the ones further toward the front of the wagon). Old bushings were a bit worn, and the stabilizer bar was in like new shape at that point.
What condition are YOUR bushings in?
