Rear Sway Bar links

[Ted Constantine]

Both of my rear sway bar links are shot at 42k. One has a HUGe amount of play. Does any one make a "performance" or good quality replacement. I have been toying with the idea of making a set With heim joints. i would welcome any thoughts.

TIA

Ted

 

[Tardog]

Ted, Ive got the same problem and thoughts. I don't see any thing wrong with makeing them as you describe. I'd try to put a grease fitting in them though to extend their life. All this technology and they expexct a little rubber boot to keep them clean and dry. A 2 year old could have built something better out in the sand box. I really wonder how much the slop changes the truck characteristics? Cheers

 

[Ted Constantine]

Tar I am going to work on it. Do you know of a good place to get heims? May be if I get a set up that works I will make a bunch of them.



Ted

 

[CumminsPower98]

Just one of mine was really loose and rattling so I unhooked it for now. I don't toe or haul so no big deal.

 

[Ted Constantine]

yeah it is just my passenger side one that is REALLY bad. I have been brainstorming we will see what comes of it.



CumminsPower98you disconnected it already, can you tell me the size of the bolt?

 

[CumminsPower98]

I don't know the bolt size but I'm pretty sure it's metric. I was out on a rough road when I unhooked it and just used adjustable wrenches that I had with me. The interesting thing is that it's also my passenger side link that went bad.



Mark

 

[Tardog]

Ted, Sorry for not getting back to you about locating hemi's. Been out of town and away from the computer for a couple of months. Now I'm back to reallity and can try top sched some time to do things on the truck, it's been put on the back burner. have you made any progress?