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Old Aug 30, 2010
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sway link bushings?

Where can I get some....lol I needed some like 5 years ago?...

Thanks, Andrew
 
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The dealer?
 
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Dude, the dealership is always last resort.

First, local parts stores:
Autozone
Advanced
O'Reillys
PepBoys
NAPA

Next, online:
Rockauto.com
All the local places websites

Then stealership if you can't find them.

But considering bushings are a normal maintenance item, I'm sure Autozone or NAPA will have them.

Get off the computer, drive around and ask like a normal person.
 
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Originally Posted by Masteratarms93

Get off the computer, drive around and ask like a normal person.
Kevin.....lol shut up....I'm at work so I can't just run to the store right now...
 
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Kevin.....lol shut up....I'm at work so I can't just run to the store right now...
DO IT NOW!!

But seriously. Sometimes you just gotta shop around.
 
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Originally Posted by Masteratarms93
DO IT NOW!!

But seriously. Sometimes you just gotta shop around.
GET TWO DE CHOPPA.....lol I went to vatozone and they looked at me like I was stupid....and I went to a local truck acc. Store and they didn't have any....so idk I might just go to the stealer....
 
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Dude, the dealership is always last resort.

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They always have what I need and beat Napa's prices
 
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Do you want just the bushings for the links or the bushings where the bar mounts to the frame? What year is your Ranger?
 
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Originally Posted by FULLSCALE
Do you want just the bushings for the links or the bushings where the bar mounts to the frame? What year is your Ranger?
98.....and for the links cause after I lifted it it sounds like abunch of loose change when I hit a bump
 
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You'll likely have to get new links, it doesn't look like the bushings are sold separately from Moog or anyone else. You may be able to order them from Energy Suspension or some place similar but they'll probably cost you as much as a whole link elsewhere.
 
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Humm I have always wondered if I would need longer links with the 3 inch spindles.

AZ has these: Sway Bar Repair Kit | 2000 Ford Explorer 4WD 6 Cylinders E 4.0L EFI SOHC | AutoZone.com

I bought one when I wrecked and bent mine.

They are called Stabilizer Bar Links. The bushings are the two plastic clips that hold the bar in place on your cross member.
 
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ok cool then il just order those then.....ya ive put up with all the squeakiness for far to long
 
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moog sway bar link kits from advanced auto parts they are awesome and upgrade the whole system you got currently and are cheap and handle wayyyy better than stock could have been one of my best upgrades
 
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ok cool then il just order those then.....ya ive put up with all the squeakiness for far to long
Umm, don't you need longer ones? Those are stock size.
 
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Umm, don't you need longer ones? Those are stock size.
Well s**t I don't know...that's why I was asking.....what do I need then?
 
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Well s**t I don't know...that's why I was asking.....what do I need then?
All they are are long bolts with 4 rubber bushings and 4 caps and a nut. Buy 2 of the "sway bar link repair kits" from AZ. Then take the bolt that comes with the kit, measure it up, at 2 or 3 inches and go buy a bolt at the hardware store that will work. Then use all the new bushings and stuff you got in the sway bar repair link kits.
 
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Ok ill do that then
 
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