Diagnose Clunk #3: Change Sway Bar Bushings 

thank you for this. i brought my truck to a shop for the same noise they were convinced it was the brake calipers so $625 later still had the same noise. after watching your vid i replaced the bushings myself. i can't believe how much of a difference it made. thanks again!

Would have been nice if you showed the clunk in question in action...... Would help viewers diagnose properly.

I used to have this problem on my F350. Changed the bushings and it was great . . . For a while. Found that the end of the rubber bushings wore off and the bushing would slide out. Fixed the problem by wireing the bushing with lockwire to the rod. Never had that problem again!

Just wanted to say that I'm currently experiencing this same issue in my 3rd gen 4Runner. It seems to be exactly what I'm dealing with. I've replaced 80-90% of the suspension and I was convinced it was the CV's experiencing some impingement from the 2" lift I installed. I'll update this comment after I change out these very LAST bushings.

thank you for the response . I lived in Diego and 4 blocks from the pier in Imperial Beach also, way too crowded now for me.

Finally got to this same fix... OMG! $20 bucks = no clunks, smoother driving and turning! Great DYI! I still need to do the rear sway bushings. I hear a minor squeak, but nothing like the fronts. Sounds and feels like a new car.

I wake up this again. I have clunks back. Mot,s didn't find anything, but they only check the security part, not the comfort. Shock absorber as good as new. So bad swaybar bushes can really make a bad clunking noise? Hard to hear recorded sound and exactly what character it has. But just in general what's your thoughts? Great video man!

Good content wish I could of seen heard the clunk, prior to correcting yiur issue , I too have an unidentifiable clunk in 2005 4runner

Thanks man, very helpful!

The old rubber bushings didn't look bad. Did they shrink, allowing the bar to move around?

Zerk fitting on the drive shaft need greasing. Get a grease gun and service them properly by rotating the shaft. It actually takes a few miles after to get the clunk out after that but no more than 20.

Do you have a vid or write up on your vehicle? Something on the build or why you did certain mods vs. others? Yours is very tasteful.

Just installed the same bushings and it worked perfectly for my O4 with 212,000 miles. Very relieved to test drive and find the CLUNK gone and just in time for a road trip. Thanks for the excellent video.

i installed all these energy suspension sway bar bushings on a 2009 cr-v as the rear had to make extension pieces to mount them from flat steel stock drilled the holes one to fit over the factory weld nut in the bracket and the hole for the factory bolt but had to buy two nuts. as i alos used the new Energy suspension adjustable sway bar end links the shortest ones that this called for for 2007-2016 Honda Cr-v owners the front sway bar bushings ar in the wheelwell on top of the subframe which is a pain to get at. as its a 3/4 in sway bar front and rear on these 2007-2016 models. the front i would replace the grease fittings with the angled grease fittings on these models as its difficult to get the grease gun in there the design of these vehicles. the parts i got from Summit Racing Equipment. they also have the prothane motion control bushings

I've got a 2004 Mitsubishi eclipse spyder gs, I've got a lot of clunking on the front ends as well, going normal speed like starting around 40 n higher no clunking at all but soon as I take my foot off the gas pedal I'll hear a clunk then more as am slowing down n a lot when breaking n now when going over bumps its starting to effect it n clunks more, I did replace a bushing on my front right passenger side, but now something else is clunking n getting worse, if anyone knows what it could b can u let me know lol ty

Any suggestions on what to do if one of the bolts holding in the bracket on the front drivers side won’t come out. Bolt goes into the frame and I’m thinking a nut was welded on the inside. The weld must have broke because the whole bolt and nut are spinning

I had clunking in the front of my GX470. Swapped out the front sway bar bushings with factory one's. Clunk went away. Have to do the rears now. Waiting on replacement rear upper and lower control arms. Do you have a video on replacing front control arm bushings? Lowers and uppers. Thanks.

Is that you playing guitar on that intro?

What's a sway bar bushing? My sway bar came off at around 8k miles when my Icon coil overs and UCA's went on. Never missed it.

If I changed my rear sway bar bushings with aftermarket ones will I need to do an alignment ?

what area are you in? I like all the trees, looks like the gulf area or hawaii??

Sorry, I didn’t see the link to the part you bought... and what type of grease did you use? I’ll be doing this shortly for the same mysterious clunk I keep hearing. Thanks and great vid!

Hello all, I'm traveling now, and I had a problem 2 days before leaving my 2014 mercedes A45, there is a noise in the back of my vehicle (which comes neither from the right nor from the left) "cnock cnock cnock "kind of this lol, and the mechanic told me that the bushes of my rear stabilizer bar were dead, the noise is more important when I'm in climbing and I start by turning the wheel, My question is: Can this noise come from that in your opinion?

Do you know what the torque spec was for the bolts? Thanks for the video

Bout to order all this plus grease gun so excited to get rid of the clunk rattles

Same for 5th gen?

I did these on my 07 and the rear are not 21mm! They seem to be 19mm.

Is the clunk y’all describing sound like thumping a ripe watermelon? (10/10 most hillbilly sentence ever) because my GX470 (just a V8 4th-Gen in Drag) has that kind of clunk and it woulda clunked at the same spots on that dudes driveway where his face lit up. Imma cross my fingers and order a set.

My question did this do the trick?? Any clunks??

Mine is getting worse and worse. It started about 5 months ago as a subtle bang, now it's insane. The whole undercarriage shudders and smashes when I hit a bump. It's like the whole chassis is going to fall out of the vehicle. It's driving me nuts. My truck sounds like a piece of shit clunker.

Are these still holding up?

What lower control arm bushings do you have, are they greasable?

Be careful using an impact on these bolts. I have broken these off after 8+ years in the rust belt.

What size bushings ? V8 4wd 4runner

Never grease the outside of a swaybar bushing, gonna squeak like crazy.

you didn't replace the end link bushings ,those make the clunking

Loosen everything tighten everything at the end Keep your day job!

Changing the front sway bar bushings corrected my clunking that I had become immune to since it was there for so long. Ten minute job. Thanks for this video! Keep up the great work!

This fix worked perfect for me. Got rid of the clunking immediately. Great write up!

Hey man, looks like it’s been a year since you did this. How did these bushings hold up? I just put them on my 5th gen, same parts worked great, just concerned the poly won’t last as long as the OE rubber. Any issues?

This the same part for 2005 tacoma ?

Old bushings didn’t look terribly bad , but those poly bushings look tough ! Def will be upgrading mine

yep that was my problem as well but i recommend clean the area then applying a little grease to the area

HELP!!! Can anyone provide me with some guidance on what the problem is with my 3rd gen 4runner 4wd? When I shift into 4wd it engages very smooth but when it disengages it hesitates for about 10 secs and disengages with a loud bang (feels like something hitting the car). I shift in and out 4wd while moving below 10 mph. I have replaced all the oil already and have no idea about previous 4wd usage. Thank for any feedback you can provide on this problem.

The link to the bushings in the description...Does anyone know if Toyota uses the same size sway bar bushings for later Gen 4Runner/Tacoma? I need these. Ordered...Installed...My noise was coming from my C/O reservoir mounts getting loose. Tightened up and installed (on a 3rd Gen Tacoma) these EXACT bushings/bracket and they are awesome!

Daaaum that's probably where my clunking sound is coming from. Replaced my whole from end suspension chasing that sound. Struts+mount, tie rods inner outer, cv axles, ball joints

What size ?

Clean the bar where you are going to snap on the bushing

I thought the grease would make it squeal.

I think this is my problem. Ty

The first thing you want to do is block the wheels Incase the car starts rolling by accident.