I did a search and didnt find any posts about this ebay vendor so I thought I would give credit where credit is due.

I needed sway bar and steering rack bushings and a steering coupler but didn't need the complete Energy kit so I turned to ebay to find them. I searched for the sway bar bushings first because I have a performance sway bar that requires 15/16ths I.D. bushings with a 1.5 in. height that would fit my brackets and figured they would be difficult to get.

I found zpartshouse on ebay and searched around his store. First thing I noticed was his 100% feedback profile with around 3300 positives. I found some 15/16ths ID bushings for a Mustang so I emailed the seller (Ed) and asked what he thought. He promptly called me back to get details about my sway bar, take measurements of the old bushings and informed me that the Mustang bushings had a height of about 2" which would not work with my car. In fact, nothing he had listed on ebay would fit properly with a non-stock sway bar. He offered to check his warehouse in some "unsorted" stock he had. I accepted his offer to search for them and left off that he would send me a paypal invoice for the total of the parts if he was able to find them.

About 15 minutes later my phone rang again, it was Ed. He had found sway bar bushings that would fit and would bundle them with my other parts. While we were completing the deal I got to BS-ing with the guy about Z cars and he offered up lots of performance tips and tricks for the early Z cars and some advice on getting the steering rack bushings in nicely. Turns out he worked at Dragonetti motors in the early 70's which is where my car was purchased new.

He spent about 30 minutes on the phone with me and at least that amount searching for parts and filling my order.

I guess my point is that Ed of zpartshouse went above and beyond to take care of me and I wanted to give him a recommendation here. It is not often that you get service beyond expectations.

John:beer:

Right On! Thats how smiles are made

What was his method for installing steering rack bushings?

What was his method for installing steering rack bushings?

He told me to boil them (already read that here) and instead of greasing them he said to use anti-seize. I was going to ask for opinnions on the anti-seize.

Anybody want to chime in about anti-seize instead of silicone grease on poly bushings?

Uh o, installed mine myself on the 77 and didn't use any grease. We are talking about the part the front wheels attach to that slides back and forth under by the oil pan right? Got the bushings from MSA and no issues so far at 1242 miles.

Edited February 26, 201015 yr by WingZr0

Uh o, installed mine myself on the 77 and degen't use any grease. We are talking about the part the front wheels attach to that slides back and forth by by the oil ran right? Got those bushings from MSA and no issues so far at 1242 miles.

It is my understanding that the grease just eliminates squeaks. You should be fine.

He told me to boil them (already read that here) and instead of greasing them he said to use anti-seize. I was going to ask for opinnions on the anti-seize.

Anybody want to chime in about anti-seize instead of silicone grease on poly bushings?

I used the silicone that came with my Prothane kit and blended it with anti-seize. Everything is quiet. I picked up the tip from an oldtimer a while back. If you think about it, anti-seize is the perfect adjunct to the silicone. It is cheap and made to 'Dry-out' leaving an slippery film. Besides have you ever tried to wipe anti-seize off of you hands? Very persistant! I would use it again - "an ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure";).

Don't see how it could hurt.

When I did my rear suspension refresh recently, between the anti-seize that oozed out of the bolts/nuts/spindle pins and the synthetic grease, I figured the bushings should be wellllllll lubricated.

I'll find out when I finally get this b*tch on the road this spring!

While we are on the subject of grease, I noticed grease oozing from the overflow on the ball joints I installed this weekend and wanted to replace it with synthetic grease.

Should I just fill it from the fitting on the bottom and push most of the factory grease out? They are already mounted, not sure if this will be effective.

Another question: when I removed my old struts their was oil in the strut housings. When I install the new struts should I add some 20 wgt to the cylinders to prevent them from rusting down the road or just leave them dry?

Sounds like somneone was using too much grease.

Struts - I refilled mine.

Oil in the strut casings is to reduce heat, not for rust prevention...add about 15-20 oz (i think)..

GWGarrard

15 oz is way to much. IIRC it took several ounces. Just enough to be below the top of the strut tube when the shock is inserted.

Bonzi Lon