Where would you guys suggest purchase the bushings for my front sway bar. 97 4wd. I want to replace all of them including both ends of the link arms. I have called a local parts store and I believe I must have been speaking a foreign language. I looked at rock auto and they have them in kits but there is about a dozendifferent kits. Which one is which? Lastly, is there anysimple way to tell the diameter of my sway bar short of a set of dial calipers?

BTW we are dealing with stock components here.

 

tape measure

 

this should helphttp://www.jeep4x4center.com/jeep-su...herokee-xj.htm

 

I just did mine. I used a dial caliper to figure out the diameter (which turned out to be 26 mm - I believe this is what came stock but you should verify it). I got my bushings from Autozone because they carry Energy Suspension components, which is top of the line polyurethane. They also make the end link bushings.

 

A 1997 XJ 4.0 liter should have a 26mm bar. If you have a Napa store locally, then you need (1) HB-1747 bushing kit and (1) 18162 link kit.

 

I got my at Advance Auto Parts. Amazon often has them a a competitive price I like Moog parts, top quality, and they make their own parts, not re-branded. Heres the online catalog ---> http://fme-cat.com/Application.aspx?...cat=Suspension

 

Moog makes good stuff too. When I looked at Energy's stuff, they didn't make a 26 mm sway bar bushing. I went with the next biggest size, which was 27 mm and it's still a very tight fit. Actually had to fight em for a while to get em in there perfectly

 

Thanks for all the info. I know I could count on CF.

Mjs302, That's exactly what I need. Gonna call the store in the am and hopefully have them on by the time I leave work. The kit you suggested included new links. Think I'm going with just the bushings though.

 

Upon closer inspection I noticed that both link arms seem to almost be bent where they meet the axle. The truck is on a lift so the suspension is stretched out. Is this how they normally sit or is it because the suspension is stretched or could something else be wrong?

 

They look OK to me. Just need the bushings.

 

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