okay i cant find anything online. this is ganna sound stupid but ive never messed with sway bar links before....do i buy two sway bar links?

 

Do you need them, as in, are they worn out?

 

the bushings are all rotted

 

Bushing kits are available. Most parts stores want to sell you the whole link, but they can get the bushings for them. If they won't, Ebay has plenty available and in all kinds of colors.

 

are they easy to replace when it comes to just the bushings? ive never done them before. dont wanna screw them up. also its going on a 88 f150

 

Easy as pie! The more rotten the better on the old ones, that way they fall out in pieces. Sand the bore just a little and new ones will slip right in. Don't get too carried away when tightening the new ones back down, just enough to make them tight. Too much will ruin the new bushings.

 

awesome thank you so much. also do i have to measure the diameter of the sway bar for the bushings that bolt onto the frame i believe?

 

Yes you do. Measure carefully. They come in 7/8", 1", 1-1/8", and maybe 1/16" sizes in between those. I don't remember for sure.

 

alrighty then, thank you so much. this truck is comin along great. shes been a pain in the *** but shes gettin there

 

anthonym92 What are you working on?

Please put some info in your signature file. It will help us help you.

Don't get new end links unless you have to. And if you do, take one with you. Each store will tell you theirs is a direct replacement, yet they will likely be different lengths. This was an issue on mine, I eventually found some that are too long and will shorten them.

The bushings at the axle mounts were another issue for me. Parts place insisted theirs were correct and the ones I brought in were wrong. I had to modify theirs to get it to fit properly.

Not meaning to make you overly concerned as %95 of the time the replacement parts are a straight bolt in, but you have to watch for that %5 of the time. And regardless of how they will talk to you, you are likely already smarter about your truck than the counter guy is.

Keep us updated!

 

i will put my truck info in my signature now. its a 1988 F150 XLT Lariat, 5.0 4x4, single cab long bed with 3.55 open differential

 

i think i got my signature to work