I installed Hellwig sway bars and could not have been happier except for a clunk on the front bar. So then I researched the issue and the Hellwig bracket/bushing combination was faulty so then I turned to Energy Suspension and wow! What a difference! It was like my Navigator turned into a Navigator GT. Felt very sporty and I loved it but professionally it was not good. The ride quality had vastly diminished and I was feeling the road. I felt every bump and pothole. So my passengers would not desire feeling it.
So I turned to Moog thermoplastic bushings. Although it doesnt feel as sporty the ride quality was back. A good combination of ride quality and performance.
The Hellwig bushings in comparison were somewhere in between the Energy Suspension and the Moog.
To sum up...
Ride Comfort...Moog thermoplastic bushings...Moog seems the only one putting thermoplastics out there and it looks like a poly bushing but its different material.
Crank up the sport with more road feel...Hellwig polyurethane bushings that come with the bar
Maximum sport sacrificing ride quality...Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings
Technical note...I used the Moog bushings in the Energy Suspension brackets as Moog has limited brackets.
My ultimate goal was to make my Lincoln Navigator handle better. Going into turns there was lots of lean with the oem bars wasnt pleasant.
Yeah! Those small bushings make your 6000lb SUV ride and handle much different!
So I turned to Moog thermoplastic bushings. Although it doesnt feel as sporty the ride quality was back. A good combination of ride quality and performance.
The Hellwig bushings in comparison were somewhere in between the Energy Suspension and the Moog.
To sum up...
Ride Comfort...Moog thermoplastic bushings...Moog seems the only one putting thermoplastics out there and it looks like a poly bushing but its different material.
Crank up the sport with more road feel...Hellwig polyurethane bushings that come with the bar
Maximum sport sacrificing ride quality...Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings
Technical note...I used the Moog bushings in the Energy Suspension brackets as Moog has limited brackets.
My ultimate goal was to make my Lincoln Navigator handle better. Going into turns there was lots of lean with the oem bars wasnt pleasant.
Yeah! Those small bushings make your 6000lb SUV ride and handle much different!