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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 10:46 PM
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anyone off hand know what size of nut holds the sway bar on the driver side of a 2000 4 dr 4x4 lt blazer. i managed to misplace mine taking corners and now i have a clunk. still rides and drives just fine. just would be nice to stop the sway bar clink and have it ride a bit better.

i dont know if it is from the sway bar playing but my passenger side bump stop was completely gone when i got the thing.
 
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Front or rear?
 
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Front. Thanks for the quick reply
 
Old Nov 9, 2011 | 11:33 PM
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Aftermarket or stock? Stock there is no nut (the top washer is threaded) so it likely is aftermarket if it came apart. It probably is 1/2-13 or the metric equivalent M12x1.75 (slightly smaller) or M14x2.00 (slightly larger). There could be differences depending on who the kit came from. I'd take the bolt out and go to Napa.
 
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wait so then how do i tighten the washer. i know it sounds like a dumb question but mine is loose. and i thought there had to be nuts on top. but yea. mine is loose and any hel on this will be appreciated as i think this is the clunk in the front end
 
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If it is the stock style of sway bar end link, then the top washer should be cut to a hex on the outer edge of the washer.

Another way to tell it is stock is that it will have a rather large plastic center section to it. Aftermarket ones typically have a rolled steel tube in the middle.
 
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this is bone stock. i have put more mods on it in a month that i have owned it than the two previous owners did in 111,000 miles lol. which is nice cuz it means that i start with a clean slate and can do things right.

thanks for the info and quick reply swart. you da man
 
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