Sway Bar

[Scaboza]

This may sound stupid but..........Are the sway bar ends supposed to be attached to the sway bar links? I was just reading Sticky's thread on cv replacement. When I saw his pics (awesome btw) I noticed his sway bar end was attached to a post (link). My 98 sport 4x4 sway bar ends are not attached to anything :S. Ive only noticed it since I've been doing front end work. Info appreciated

 

[techieman33]

Yes they should be attached to links going to the lower control arm.

 

[Scaboza]

WOW!! Thanks a bunch. Ive had this explorer about 6 weeks now and am finding out things everyday it seems, lol. Now I'm curious as to what would make someone remove or not replace the assembly. Oh well.

Thanks for your quick reply.

 

[techieman33]

The factory ones liked to break pretty easily, the previous owner probably just didn't want to replace them. I don't see why not though the parts are only about $12 a side. The other possibility was they were offroading the truck a lot and took them off to help improve suspension flex.