How bad did I F*** up?

DentalDart said

I replaced it with an old one for now until I get a new one in. The polygraphite kit from PST just comes with the bare polygraphite shell for the LCA like my extras. Then it comes with rubber bushings that have the entire outer shell. Ordering the sway bar I also got like 4 sets of end links and drop links.
Most of the bushings have greasable nipples on them.

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The ball joints all have grease fittings, yeah. That’s the same no matter what. The bushings pictured do not. Poly end links are one thing, poly bushings at the LCA are another thing entirely.

I think poly LCA bushings are great. But you have to take into account they function differently than the stock bushings. I always install poly bushings with greaseable LCA pins, and I always use adjustable strut rods. The poly bushings slide on the pins, the rubber bushings do not. So the poly bushings must be greased. And because they slide on the pins they locate the LCA differently, which is where the adjustable strut rods come in.

If I was going to use stock LCA pins and strut rods, I would use OE style bushings. If you’re going to upgrade to poly, make it a successful upgrade and install greaseable pivot pins and adjustable strut rods. Otherwise you’re likely to become one of those guys on here that complains about how he tried poly bushings but they squeaked and fell apart. That’s not the bushings fault, that’s an improper installation.