I need another doohickey identified, if someone could help me out.

[Ed Blown Vert]

Thats correct, two bushings on each end.

You sure the threads dont' go farther down??

 

[y0diggity]

I'll double check tomorrow, but the nut locked up right there. It wasn't turning anymore. lol

 

[992door]

I dont know why but i found that funny

 

[mikeykey]

Is it possibly upside-down?

 

[y0diggity]

Is it possibly upside-down?

I don't think so. The threaded end is pretty long and would hit on the part above the sway bar. Besides, the amount of room between the ends of the part are going to be the same no matter which end is which.

The only thing that I can see that is going to change the fit is changing the positioning of the bushings. So instead of one outside and one inside on each end, I'd have to put 2 inside and none outside. At that point, I think the part would last about 2 hours before it gave out.

Is there something that the previous owner could have done to the vehicle that would cause these parts to not align properly?

Another question - Do you think that if I filled that gap with washers or something similar it would work?

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

The long threaded end should be near the sway-bar.

 

[y0diggity]

The long threaded end should be near the sway-bar.

OK, so the threads point up? I can do that. I'll swap it this afternoon.

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

OK, so the threads point up? I can do that. I'll swap it this afternoon.

Yes. That will allow you to tighten down on the bushings.

 

[y0diggity]

Flipped one around and it tightened down a little more, but still not nearly tight enough. I plan to stop by Home Depot on the way home this afternoon and grab some washers to take up the remainder of the slack in it. I'm thinkin' that should work. That or the front wheels will fall off. Either way, I will have accomplished something...

 

[ravingmadman]

My vote- take the part back, and get the right one. This is going to affect how your rig does in the corners. I see that this is the driver's side, which means when you turn left, your rig will corner correctly, but when you turn right, your rig will feel less stable. If you're doing any hauling, or going fast, this will get old really fast. If this is just a DD, that never gets abused, go for the washers, I guess, but they owe you the correct part. My $0.02.