This is a pic of the front passenger side suspension. I clearly need new bushings but I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for. I know it'* the connector between the Front Sway Bar and the Front Lower Control Arm. It may just be a bolt but I'm wondering if I can get this part with the necessary bushings it if I'll have to get everything separate. Does anyone know what this piece is called and/or have a link for the replacement parts? I believe there'* two bushings, the Sway Bar and the Control Arm? Any info or suggestions would be awesome. Also, the bushings are all that'* damaged so far, so I would prefer to not replace the entire Sway Bar and Control Arm if I can help it.
Thanks,
James

Behind passenger side front wheel

What is sway bar end link Alex.

I think I found what I'm l@@king for finally and got off easy with the price. Cheap fix. Now let'* hope the old ones come off without having to break out the sawzaw.




Front Sway Bar Link

Where the **** did you find that at? And what brand is that?

Rockauto.com has them for $8.01 for AC Delco.

Yeah, that'* steep, except maybe if it is the counter price at Napa.

That was just what Google spit out. Once I knew what the part was called I did some shopping around and eventually decided to go ahead an get it local. I did spring for the polyurethane bushings and ended up getting a pair of Moog'* for $22 after tax and didn't have to wait on shipping. I drive 120 miles a day, 7 days a week so waiting a week on shipping just wasn't an option.
Going to install in morning before I gotta go to work.

Despite having some issues uninstalling the old hardware, the job went fairly smooth this morning. If I we're doing it again I think I would just Sawzaw the old hardware and I would've saved myself an hour of wrench time by just cutting the links in half at the spacers. Even with a soaking in PB Blaster the old 13mm nylock nuts were still pretty stubborn using hand tools. I should've broke out the impact & air ratchet but I was worried about waking the neighborhood at 0630.

Few problems aside, mission accomplished. I still need new shocks & struts but now it doesn't feel like the front wheel is gonna fly off at any moment. The most impressive difference is the feel of the steering. It feels nice an tight and has that new car crispness in the steering wheel feedback.

Next project is replacing the air ride with new traditional shocks & struts followed by a new set of tires and maybe new rims. I'm not looking to lose my ride so maybe a set of matte black 18" narrow spoke five stars wrapped with a 60 series tire...

There ya go!!

Why are you looking to ditch the ELC?

It'* not the evil on these cars that Ford made it out to be.

There'* a few things driving my plans to gut the factory air ride. The first being the higher maintenance cost of the air ride. The replacement expense can be nearly double that of a traditional setup depending on the quality. The traditional setup also has a longer parts life in most cases due to having less moving parts overall.

In my case, I need a 100% suspension rebuild and to add to the flames I have a gremlin in the electrical systems that make up the stock suspension assembly and controls.

I'm also not a fan of the stiffer ride you typically endure with air shocks. It'* a fantastic setup for performance but I spend 2hr a day driving, 7dy a week so given the options and the necessity of a complete replacement, I'm gonna go for the Cadillac feel, save some cash, and have less to worry about down the road. I honestly don't see any reason to keep the factory setup when the conversion is bolt on an doesn't require any serious modifications.

Just my 2¢