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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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Front sway bar bushings

Ive been looking for these for a while, just not much ambition. I checked AutoZone, Napa, and Advance Auto Parts. I need the two bushings and the end links. If there are any better after market ones I'm open to try them out.

I'm leaning towards a website to order off of btw.

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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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You don't say whether your truck is 2WD or 4WD? Dodge has quit supporting those parts (like most every other First Gen part) but my local dealer was able to get on his computer and find me several US dealers still holding both the bushings and a complete set of washers/nuts/bushings to build the end links. I made a phone call and an out of state dealer mailed them to me.

BTW, the sway bar itself is now completely unavailable.
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 08:55 AM
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James, his truck is a W not a D so it is 4wd.

Dean, I am looking for the same stuff too. I actually need the end links as mine rusted completely through... The front suspension on these is so rigid that I have not really made much effort to search anything out but any info would help.
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 08:58 AM
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I replaced mine, parts from napa. About 1 1/2 hours by the time you pull it down clean the crud off and lightly grease where the bushings go and re-install. It went from rattle bucket to quite. Did it last summer don't remember the prices but I don't think it was too bad. Good luck with it.
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Dean Snow
... If there are any better after market ones I'm open to try them out.
I'm leaning towards a website to order off of btw.
http://www.lazarsmith.com/SSSSS.html
Top quality after market stuff!

2nd Gen should fit yours.....no?

RJ
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