Anyone recognize these sway bar links? Super squeaky!

So I've been having alot of squeaks out of my front end and upon inspection found these to be the culprit. The truck has a Fabtech 6" by the way.

I'm wondering if someone knows what type of links these are and if there's anyway of fixing them? I'd appreciate any help!

 

Lube them?

 

I didn't think that would work since the "eye" bolt section on one side has about 1/16" play

 

You can disassemble them and obtain replacements for the threaded "eye" ends from mcmaster-carr.

 

Is that the brand they are? Thanks for the heads up! Do you know if these things require lubrication?

 

mcmaster-carr is just a gigantic seller of all kinds of hardware. These things are a commodity item and you'd never recognize the name of the company that makes them because they're not sold by brand name any more than the ordinary bolts in the bin at the local hardware store are.

 

http://www.mcmaster.com/

They're called "rod ends" by the way.

 

all swaybar end links require lubrication

the aftermarket eye bolt type as seen here sometimes are nylon/nylon
which doesn't need lube so to speak...
[I would never use that type]...anyhow, yes grease them up

 

Mine were rattling. A shop here replaced them with a bds brand I believe and no more issues. I have a fab tech lift as well.

 

I have the exact same ones on my Tacoma. Those have to be directly ordered from Fabtech (if you want the exact same ones). But with that being said, just spray them with some silicone spray and they will stop squeaking. (that's what I did on mine).
FT70105 Sway Bar End Link, FT95023 ½” Heims, and supplied ½” Jam Nuts

Now mine just rattle like crazy.

BronsDaGreat - Any info on the ones you installed? i would like to get a pair.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone.


Yea I tried to spray them but they were too gone already. I ended up taking the whole thing apart and replacing the heim joints with standard 1/2" joints. It's a nifty setup I think but kind of a pain as they'll always be noisey unless you actually grease them up!

 

Bought these from top notch automotive. It’s a heavy duty replacement they have since the fabtech ones are known to be squeaky.

 

Looks like getting the rubber boots on will be a little tricky. Whenever I have something like that, I park so the sun is on the windshield, put the rubber pieces on the dash. Then jack it up, get everything ready, then when it's time they'll be nice and hot and softened.

 

Spherical Rod Ends. They're inheritantly noisy. Metal to metal. High end rod ends will have a thin cushion of sorts made of urethane or similar, dirt gets trapped in the urethane and destroys them and then they're squeaky like the others. They're a maintenance item so you'll want to lube them up every so often. I've used them on hot rods.