OEM sway bar bushings fixed?

[JRTritsch]

I was pulling the oem away out of my 23 for an aftermarket bar and noticed the oem sway bushings appear to be permanently attached to the bar. The bar cannot rotate freely at all.
This should add a considerable amount of wheel spring rate. Has anyone else noticed this?

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[razorlab]

Mine turned just fine. Did you give it the ol' good ol' boys effort? Pretty sure the leverage that bar puts on those bushings isn't something to laugh about.

 

[JRTritsch]

I can hang my entire 180 lbs off it and they do not slip. The bar rotates of course but the rubber springs back. The entire movement range of the bar is allowed by the bushings without the bar actually rotating inside

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