ACDelco Professional 45G0012 Front Suspension Stabilizer Bar Link Kit with Hardware

Fits 2000 Astro Van AWD

These high quality end link bushings are way better than the ones I removed from my 99 Yukon, which were crushed beyond all recognition. The reviews saying that the bolts aren't long enough, this is incorrect. The bolts are the correct length, however, I can see why one would say this. With new thick bushings you're going to have to compress the assembly and get it seated in order to get the nut to start to thread (albeit only one thread most likely).Here's what worked very well for me. Start with one side, jack up the lower control arm near the knuckle a little bit so that it's closer to level, and only assembly the bottom 3/4 of the bushings, washers, and sleeve. Do not put the top bushing on, instead just the washer and the nut. Crank the nut down and get the sway bar under compression. Use a clamp or strap if you need a little extra force to get the sway bar in place and the bolt and bottom 3 bushings aligned. Now do the same thing on the opposite side. If you have second pair of hands, you could have them hold the 3/4 assembly together aligning the bolt on the opposite side while you do the first side, as this will save you a little time and effort. If you're flying solo it's going to be hard to do this because the bolt will want to fall out the bottom, so you may have to finagle the assembly and pry the sway because it will now be a lot closer to the lower control arm and you'll have trouble getting the bottom bushing, sleeve, and top middle bushing in place. Once you have them both cranked down, go back to the first side, back the nut off place the top bushing and washer on, tap the bolt head with a punch from the underside of the lower control arm and voila, you should have one thread to work with. Crank the nut down until just one thread of the bolt is exposed, then repeat on the other side.

Really hard to install! I had to use a bottle jack and a big pry bar to get the nut threaded. Once threaded and tightened, the threads were dangerously close to my brake lines.. if you’re not mechanically inclined, take it to a shop and save yourself the stress. I do all of my cars myself but not sure i’d want to do this again. If i do, i may spend the money and buy the dealer part.

Quality every time I use acdelco. But it's kind of defeating the purpose of product review of longevity within a week of installing the part. Ease of installation makes sense but longevity? ? It's been a week. I dont know

Seemed like a nicely made part, but the supplied bolts were about 1/4" too short to get the nut started.I had to shave one of the bushings down about 1/8" or so in order to just start the nut.It was the same on both sides.

Still goingworked perfectlywould buy againfast shipping