Update: Question about MOOG sway bar end links

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:51 pm

The Rusty's lift has been on my truck probably for about 5 or 6 months now... All of my shocks except my front left make sounds that I'd expect after listening to the guys on this forum compare them to other shocks such as OME. But my front left seems to be pretty bad, almost as if the shock is bad. Any time I go over a bump with that side it seems to make a "dunk" noise... Now I can't be certain that shock is bad, cause if I go over a bump that's big enough for both sides to go over it at the same time, the noise isn't there... It's only on uneven terrain. Is there any way to be sure it's the shock or if it's just something loose without me taking everything apart first?

Edit: I also wanted to add that sometimes I can actually feel it in the pedals when it makes the noise...

Edit2: Links have been ordered... lets see what happens!

http://tinyurl.com/2dfuy4

Edit3: So I received the sway bar links and they are made by mevotech, not moog. Attempting to get an RMA# right now. Very Unhappy. Never shop at innerauto.com :evil:

Thanks,
Bill

elephantrider · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:24 pm

you can physically push down on that corner of the vehicle with some force and see houw it responds. if it continues to bounce more than 2 times, your shock is probably bad. if you push down and it rebounds once, then maintains control, the shock should be okay.

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:31 pm

Sounds like the sway-bar end-links, to me. Mine is on it's second set and the driver's side is starting to make that sound, again. I don't think they like the angle that they're at after lifting. May be about time to fab up my own at work. longer, with quick disco's of course. Just gotta figure out how to avoid the problems that JKS had.

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:35 pm

Oh, and the struts with a Rusty's lift are OME's so I doubt it's the strut, unless the top plate was not tightened properly when they were re-assembled.

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:16 pm

Dje Ryu wrote:

Sounds like the sway-bar end-links, to me. Mine is on it's second set and the driver's side is starting to make that sound, again. I don't think they like the angle that they're at after lifting. May be about time to fab up my own at work. longer, with quick disco's of course. Just gotta figure out how to avoid the problems that JKS had.

I hadn't thought of that, it's quite possible! When I had my JKS discos on the sound was like 1000x what this is now, so I'll order a set of moogs and see what happens...

Thanks for that idea, i'll report back!

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:36 pm

Moog disco's or are you just swapping out the ball joints to eliminate that possibility?

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:10 pm

Dje Ryu wrote:

Moog disco's or are you just swapping out the ball joints to eliminate that possibility?

moog (non quick-disco) sway bar links, sorry...

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:21 pm

Ah, cool. Definitely keep us updated. I'm gonna have to do something with mine, eventually.

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:33 pm

Can anyone confirm or deny whether or not these are real moogs? I googled the part number and no results were returned...

http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=1557+4294967177+10856+9250

spoonplugger1 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:22 pm

Beep,
Isn't that a 2 wheel drive part?

Guest · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:26 pm

I've never looked at a 2wd KJ's front suspension, but I find it VERY difficult to believe they'd change the swaybar endlinks and leave the entire front suspension exactly the same.

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:34 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

I've never looked at a 2wd KJ's front suspension, but I find it VERY difficult to believe they'd change the swaybar endlinks and leave the entire front suspension exactly the same.

Crap I didn't even look at that... I didn't order it from that site so let me check the order...

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:37 pm

Those end links look just like the stock ones. The only thing that could be moog is the bushings.

What kinda problem are you all having with the end links? I keep mine sprayed with Silicone spray at every oil change and they are fine at almost 30k. Had a lift since 17k or so.

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:41 pm

This is the one I ordered... For some reason I can't log on to my account that I just created... Oh well..

http://tinyurl.com/2dfuy4

Signcutter21 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:49 am

same part number too, wouldn't be cost effective to make seperate pieces for 2 and 4 wheel. Would be interesting to see if Moog created the metal links and the bushings or used OEM links. Let us now how they work out when you get them.

mike

did you scrap the JKS Discos already or what?

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:00 am

Signcutter21 wrote:

same part number too, wouldn't be cost effective to make seperate pieces for 2 and 4 wheel. Would be interesting to see if Moog created the metal links and the bushings or used OEM links. Let us now how they work out when you get them.

mike

did you scrap the JKS Discos already or what?

They're sitting in a bag that I plan on using for starting a fire in my fireplace :twisted:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:07 pm

You dont want them? If youre going to burn them, give them to me! :lol:

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:27 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

You dont want them? If youre going to burn them, give them to me! :lol:

I'd be willing to get rid of them for $35 + shipping. Any less than that and I'd get more amusement out of seeing them burn

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:16 pm

update...

Update: Question about MOOG sway bar end links

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