Hey all, I'm on a quest to find a new set of sway bar bushings for my 2012 Kizashi. I've been told that there are none to be found in the USA, where can I begin looking for these?
Thanks
Shawn
Sway Bar Bushings, where to find??
You can try an OE site like https://www.monsterfactoryparts.com/, but I recommend going aftermarket and getting higher quality polyurethane bushings which are more firm therefore improve the performance of the sway bar in doing its job. If I recall correctly, the stock rear sway bar is 15mm so try finding universal polyurethane bushings of that size. I have Moog 19mm bushings with my RRM rear sway bar and I like them.shawn.kirchner wrote:Hey all, I'm on a quest to find a new set of sway bar bushings for my 2012 Kizashi. I've been told that there are none to be found in the USA, where can I begin looking for these?
Thanks
Shawn
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Thanks for the info, how can I verify that the stock sway bar is 15mm? And if I were to upgrade sway bars do you have any recommendations?
Thanks
Shawn
Thanks
Shawn
It depends on if you're looking for front or rear sway bar bushings.
For the rear, I believe there were two different thickness OEM bars used, 15mm on the AWD cars and 16mm on the FWD cars. There were also a couple of thicker aftermarket options from RRM (19mm) and Whiteline (18mm) that are no longer available. If your car has one of these, consider yourself lucky! If you're trying to find one, good luck! (Keep an eye on eBay and the classifieds forum here, and and maybe you'll find one some day.) If you have an AWD car with the 15mm bar, the 16mm bar from the FWD cars should be a modest but noticeable improvement. On the plus side, for any of these a universal aftermarket bushing + bracket set of the proper diameter from a company like Moog will work just fine in the rear. If you're unsure which size you have, you just need to check the thickness of a straight section of the bar with some calipers to verify the size.
In the front, there was no difference in bar size regardless of the Kizashi model, and to the best of my knowledge no larger aftermarket front bars were ever produced. The front brackets and bushings are of an application specific design. No aftermarket copy is available and it seems unlikely that any sort of universal aftermarket part will fit. Here you will probably need to stick to the OEM bushings. The brackets can be reused unless there is a significant problem with physical damage or corrosion. I was concerned about availability of the front bushings going forward, so I bought myself a spare replacement set while I was ordering a few other OEM odds and ends to keep on the shelf for the future. An aftermarket company could start making replacements for the front sway bar bushings, but I wouldn't hold my breath ...
For the rear, I believe there were two different thickness OEM bars used, 15mm on the AWD cars and 16mm on the FWD cars. There were also a couple of thicker aftermarket options from RRM (19mm) and Whiteline (18mm) that are no longer available. If your car has one of these, consider yourself lucky! If you're trying to find one, good luck! (Keep an eye on eBay and the classifieds forum here, and and maybe you'll find one some day.) If you have an AWD car with the 15mm bar, the 16mm bar from the FWD cars should be a modest but noticeable improvement. On the plus side, for any of these a universal aftermarket bushing + bracket set of the proper diameter from a company like Moog will work just fine in the rear. If you're unsure which size you have, you just need to check the thickness of a straight section of the bar with some calipers to verify the size.
In the front, there was no difference in bar size regardless of the Kizashi model, and to the best of my knowledge no larger aftermarket front bars were ever produced. The front brackets and bushings are of an application specific design. No aftermarket copy is available and it seems unlikely that any sort of universal aftermarket part will fit. Here you will probably need to stick to the OEM bushings. The brackets can be reused unless there is a significant problem with physical damage or corrosion. I was concerned about availability of the front bushings going forward, so I bought myself a spare replacement set while I was ordering a few other OEM odds and ends to keep on the shelf for the future. An aftermarket company could start making replacements for the front sway bar bushings, but I wouldn't hold my breath ...
shawn.kirchner wrote:Thanks for the info, how can I verify that the stock sway bar is 15mm?
Crawl under there with 15 and 16mm open end wrenches. Just slip the open end over the middle of the bar and see if it fits. I'm pretty sure you can get to it without jacking the car up.
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Yeah, I've never seen aftermarket front sway bars for the Kizashi. That being said, they are already pretty beefy. They have to be at least 20mm. I think upgrading the bushings to something firmer is all you would need to do if you wanted to get a little more rigidity for handling. The rear certainly benefited from the upgrade to 19mm in my case but I wouldn't call it a "must-have" upgrade. Given they are no longer in production, I'd focus on upgrading the bushings if the OE are worn and squeaking.
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2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS 6MT (Sold)
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS 6MT (Sold)