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Old 08-31-2009, 11:49 AM
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Luckily they are easy to change. When mine broke, i rebuilt it, and used it for like 2 months before i ordered mine off rock auto...

It broke off at the head a bit higher then motodeficients did, so I was able to use a lathe to drill a hole dead center, then I tapped it, and threaded a bolt into it...

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I still have it, saving it as a spare, but i put a new one on.
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Old 08-31-2009, 01:37 PM
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I ordered two of the front stabilizer links from rock auto for $71 shipped with 2 day shipping. Cheapest price I could find from a dealer around here was $68 plus tax for 1. Hopefully the ones from the 2006 schematic will work on my 2005.

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Old 08-31-2009, 01:46 PM
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Good luck!!! Let us know!!!
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Old 08-31-2009, 01:49 PM
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As long as I am not cornering hard it should be ok to drive it without that stabilizer link right? I have been driving it since thursday like this
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Old 08-31-2009, 01:54 PM
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Yeah it'll just have more body roll than normal, and rougher riding, might be a tad "fun" sometimes, just be careful
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Old 08-31-2009, 01:57 PM
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OEM links are junk. I've replaced both of mine. Bouncy ride is from bad shocks.....replace your shocks, you won't regret it. Good to know Rockauto has the links now.
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Old 08-31-2009, 01:59 PM
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Do you think the Rockauto ones will be better than OEM? They look a little beefier in the pics
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Old 08-31-2009, 02:13 PM
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They're probably identical...just cheaper.
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Old 08-31-2009, 02:13 PM
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Seriously, that part looks like it came from the Titanic. Nice metaerials used Dodge.
And to beat it all there is no third party upgrade.
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Yeah I do live in a heavily salted state, but I was suprised how rusty a lot of the front end parts are already. I think I might get under the truck with a few cans of rubberized undercoating and start spraying. Anybody think that will help? Or will it just seal the rust in and make it rust more.
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