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Old 12-21-2011 | 12:20 PM
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Broke at 49,600.... Guess time to start replacing a few things

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Old 12-21-2011 | 12:39 PM
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Mine have held up somehow..76,000 miles but my suspension SUCKS haha
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 12:51 PM
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mine are still going strong at 75k.
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 12:59 PM
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One nice and shiny one that was replaced before I got the truck at 58k miles and one stock one on the right.
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 01:26 PM
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Both....well; still there at 93400!
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 01:41 PM
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They are cheap enough. I just had to "make" a set when I lifted my Jeep. Stupid aftermarket longer-than-stock ones are friggin' $75 EACH or more. So I ebay'd a brand new set of stockers for $22, cut and welded in a 3" section to accommodate my lift. At stock height they should be cheap enough...

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Old 12-21-2011 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by HammerZ71
They are cheap enough. I just had to "make" a set when I lifted my Jeep. Stupid aftermarket longer-than-stock ones are friggin' $75 EACH or more. So I ebay'd a brand new set of stockers for $22, cut and welded in a 3" section to accommodate my lift. At stock height they should be cheap enough...
Ours are a bit pricier, they have 360 degree pivots like a tiny balljoint on each end.
 

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Old 12-21-2011 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by FrenicX
Ours are a bit pricier, they have 360 degree pivots like a tiny balljoint on each end.

I'll have to look at the ones under my Ram, I've been under that truck at least a hundred times, even did my own lift kit but I couldn't tell you if my life depended on it what my sway bar ends look like, LOL...
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by FrenicX
Ours are a bit pricier, they have 360 degree pivots like a tiny balljoint on each end.
I was way off, they are normal. they just have lots of parts. I'm not sure why they are that much more in price than the set I bought for my s10. Probably just duty rating since it's a heavy truck.
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 02:31 PM
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Take the sway bar out. I did and never looking back
 


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