sway bar
 

My front sway bar bushings are shot. So I was wondering, from what ive seen it should have a 33 mm front sway bar being a 96 z85. Does this seem right? If so could anybody give some advice on replacement, quality parts as well as how difficult the labor would be would be appretiated

You can use this to measure your sway bar to make sure you have the correct size. As for difficulty it's easy no special tools required at all just some simple sockets. You may have to break/cut the old bolts off of the links as its common for them to rust and become garbage. For a good brand I used energy suspension bushings on mine and so have many others and I don't have any complaints about them.

Thank you as always rex for your helpful quick response

No problem that's what we are here for!

take the sway bar off, off roads way better and drives way better on the road its worthless if you are a serious off roader

^Don't do this. Bad idea.

The guy behind the wheel of an 87 blazer is a diplomed suspension engineer that General Motors failed to hire, and probably for good reason

Yeah, bad idea.....
For off-roading it's OK, there's even quick disconnect kits you can buy or make yourself. But as for on-road, the sway bar is there for a reason and should be attached.

Lewhite drives a 2wd s10 with big rims what would he know about off roading haha. you can test drive my truck you wouldnt know if it was on there or not i have 10 years wrenching on 4wds. Btw you cannot Quick disconnect on a first gen because the bar goes directly under the a arm theres no end link.

Thats fine and dandy, but the OP drives a 2nd Gen.

And wants to FIX his sway bar bushings

No one seems to have answered Q1. Energy makes two kits for the front sway bar, orange and black. The black is self lube graphite empregnated the orange is without lube so is sold with a zerk fitting. The problem is that fitting points down and can get wacked off. I purchased the orange kit and tapped the zirk somewhat beyond the U strap with a 1/16 pipe tap as well as a hole thru the bush itself. A good heads up is that the RATIO between front an rear bar sizes determine the transient handling charistics just as much as shock damp ratios. Installing the urithane on all four corners is a smart move as blazers are prone to drastic understeer and can benifit fron rear bar upgrade more. Both bars are instrumental in successful navigation of an emergency evasive maneuver.

Atleast get rid of the sway bar in the rear, i disconnected mine and it wheels so much better, flex's like a beast and you get way better traction with bolth tires. I hardly notice a difference on roads maybe it sways abit more but it feels cool. Yota and jeep guys would think your crazy if you got swaybar's in the front and rear if you got a stiff ass blazer to beggin with

I will say that I never had a rear on mine and it handled emergency manuvering without a second thought. But with both off I thought I was gonna roll it at less than highway speeds.

Yup Thogert cost a lot more to tow your truck out of a ditch if its upside down. If anyone has a 29 2nd gen rear bar let me know.

I'm not sure what a 29 2nd gen rear bar is exactly but I have a 97 blazer and I'm pretty sure it has one on the back as well as the front