R50/53 replacement 22.5mm RSB bushings?
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replacement 22.5mm RSB bushings?
I got my R53 JCW having already been pretty extensively modified in 2016. I have a list of modifications but none mentioned the actual size of the rear sway bar, which has been clunking for about a year. I asked my tire guy to look at it while he was doing my rubber and he said the bushings for the RSB are toasted.
I got out the micrometer while doing my rear brake pads today and measured it at 22.5mm. I cannot for the life of me find a replacement RSB bushing in that size.
Are there any out there? Can I coax a 22mm bushing to fit? Because I can find those for days.
I got out the micrometer while doing my rear brake pads today and measured it at 22.5mm. I cannot for the life of me find a replacement RSB bushing in that size.
Are there any out there? Can I coax a 22mm bushing to fit? Because I can find those for days.
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I just used Google with this search term.: Rear Anti-Roll Bar for the MINI, 22.5mm bushings and found several images for 22.5mm bushings. You might try Detroit Tuned: https://www.detroittuned.com/powerfl...-bar-bushings/
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Send us a photo and we can tell you what bar you have. if it is aftermarket, its 22 or 25 mm no one made a 22.5 mm bar.
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I figured out what they were, buried in the car's service history (which is more than an inch thick), a handwritten "MM rear sway bar installed" on a service record.
Googled it, minimadness' 22mm RSB matches it perfectly, down to the weirdly shaped bushing clamp they had. So it is a "22mm" bar, they just made it about 22.4mm in diameter according to a calibrated micrometer.
Got the 22mm bushings with angled zerk fittings so no more need to remove/replace for grease. Hopefully they fit the minimadness bar.
Googled it, minimadness' 22mm RSB matches it perfectly, down to the weirdly shaped bushing clamp they had. So it is a "22mm" bar, they just made it about 22.4mm in diameter according to a calibrated micrometer.
Got the 22mm bushings with angled zerk fittings so no more need to remove/replace for grease. Hopefully they fit the minimadness bar.
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Bushings are on, swapping them was literally a twenty minute job start to finish, and that included taking out and putting away all my tools.
The dealership refused to do this job and said that it was a huge headache to do. F**king liars. It was four bolts and four small screws.
Rear end clunk is gone. I wish I did this a long time ago, I just had been convinced by the dealer it was a huge pain in the ***.
The dealership refused to do this job and said that it was a huge headache to do. F**king liars. It was four bolts and four small screws.
Rear end clunk is gone. I wish I did this a long time ago, I just had been convinced by the dealer it was a huge pain in the ***.
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