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    PLEASE HELP!

    I have someone trying to install the GMPP front swaybar on my GTP... first hurdle is the 3" DP... remembered that i read that the bar has to be flipped-- second, and more importantly -- the installer says that the midpoint bushings are an inch taller than the hold down bracket pieces... is this normal??? what do i do? (rubber is taller than the metal strap bracket pieces....


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    Make it fit, its rubber. You are using the gmpp bushings, correct?
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    Quote Originally Posted by minichopper6hp View Post
    Make it fit, its rubber. You are using the gmpp bushings, correct?

    yes, the ones that came with the bar

    is it really a case of make it fit, or are there different clamp/braket pieces? the taller part seems to be on the bottom, making more clearance between the cradle and the bar...
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    They will clamp down, use a little lubrication and they will go around it, smash down just fine. Its a tight fit, but its good that way.
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    he's gonna give it a go-- especially since now he says it's like a half inch gap.. that'll squish
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    the only other explaination i can think of is perhaps a production change to a taller bracket/bushing somewhere after the 97 MY? ... i have a late 97 (no whip antenna)
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    Should have nothing to do with it, its just tight fit, the way its supposed to be.
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    New vs old and crushed. That's what I figure it usually is.
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    yeah that's what i figured- it's been awhile since i changed one of these, and even then i reused the bushings. I looked the car up on rockauto and did find Moog bushing p/n's for the 34MM bar, (poly i think, but not sure) so if these just won't go, I'll have them nab some of those and see how they compare, i bet they are the same though
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