Prothane Black Front Sway Bar Bushing

The Prothane 00-1176-0 is a black urethane front sway bar bushing that EMPI sells under its own part number for front sway bar mounting repairs. Prothane is a California maker of urethane suspension bushings and mounts, and EMPI carries this one in black only. As pictured, it is a single round bushing with a raised collar around the center bore. EMPI cross-references it to Prothane-series number U-63039-BL, which helps when you are matching it to a part already on the car.

Urethane is a firmer material than the soft rubber used in many stock bushings. A firmer bushing lets the bar shift less in its mount, and the usual trade is a little more road noise reaching the cabin. EMPI does not publish a bar diameter, bore size, or vehicle application for this number, so the safest way to order is to pull the old bushing and compare it side by side: the bore, the outside diameter, the overall height, and the shape of the collar should all match.

Technical Details

• Manufacturer: Prothane (sold by EMPI)
• Manufacturer part number: 00-1176-0
• Cross-reference: U-63039-BL
• Material: urethane
• Color: black
• Position: front sway bar

Fitment & Compatibility

EMPI gives no vehicle years for this bushing. Measure the bushing you are replacing and the sway bar it rides on before you order, and buy one for each mounting point that uses this shape.

Common Questions

Which car does this bushing fit?
EMPI does not publish an application for 00-1176-0. Compare it with your old bushing, or send us its measurements and we will help match it.

Is it rubber or urethane?
Urethane. Prothane builds its suspension parts from urethane, and this one is black.

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