1995 Dodge ram 1500 5.2 auto
I am looking to replace the sway bar bushings where it mounts to frame but they give 2 options and i am not sure which one my truck might have 30mm or 32mm is there a way to tell without getting someone with one of those jaw style measuring things ( i think micrometer?) will it tell if i do a vin decoder?

 

In my humble opinion, best to measure it with a caliper. For $2, you can know for sure - https://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-u...per-63664.html

 

If you don't have a caliper, measure the circumference. With 30 mm OD it's 94,2 mm or 3 3/4", and with 32 mm OD it's 100,5 mm or 4".

 

Just FYI, I'm doing a complete front end rebuild on a '96 Dodge Ram 1500 2WD extended cab long bed truck for a good friend and the sway bar frame bushings he purchased are 32MM. I'm pretty sure he ran into this issue when looking to purchase his parts and I mentioned to him to measure the bar with a caliper to purchase the correct parts.

 

Just FYI, I stand corrected. I just double-checked my friend's sway bar and it seems that he rolled the dice on the bushings and got the wrong ones. His bar is a 30MM sway bar and he purchased 32MM sway bar bushings. I also noticed that his truck's knuckles have "LD" stamped on them, which I believe likely means "light duty" even though this truck is a 1500 2WD. Learn something new every day...

 

yea mine being 4wd had the 32mm but i decided against doing them as i did control arms today and every bolt had to either be cut or snapped (so i know these will likely break off then i am up the creek) especially the caster/camber bolts on the front lower control arms i went with the tube style vs the oem folded sheet metal style so now i have to order a bolt kit for the control arms and special order (if can be had) the lower shock bolt and nut as the tab rusted off and when my guy finally got the bolts out about 85% of the treads were wiped out went to hardware store and got normal nuts and bolts for now