[Ocnarfed]

I have a 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. 97,XXX miles.
6 months ago my sway bar links went.
I replaced them with Crown Automotive sway bar links which I found on Quadratec.
6 months later (current day) the new ones go..BUT..
..it is the torque bolt that goes through the loop at the bottom of the sway bar link that snapped while I was going over a speed bump..
So I was wondering if anyone thinks I could have another issue going on which caused stress on the bolt and caused it to snap...OR..
could I have just had bad luck and got a bad bolt? Is Crown Automotive a good brand? And does anyone know of a brand of sway bar links that have zerk fittings on them? Not sure if I spelled that right. But thank you for your time.

 

[Albu862]

IMO crown is cheap crap. Do you off-road on un-even terrain much? If so you may want to consider sway bar disconnects or a softer sway bar like currie's anti-rock sway bar.

 

[Tiburon]

I am super happy with my Zone Sway Bar links. They have poly fittings so no ball joint to worry about wearing out or greasing. I have the standard 0 - 2" ones.

 

[Ryan Angela]

I am super happy with my Zone Sway Bar links. They have poly fittings so no ball joint to worry about wearing out or greasing. I have the standard 0 - 2" ones.

Same here. Went through several sets of factory type links. Replaced them with zone, then replaced the lower bolt with a modified one to make disconnects.

 

[Tiburon]

http://zoneoffroad.com/sway-bar-links_jeep_wrangler-tj

I meant to put up a link in my post before.

 

[Ocnarfed]

IMO crown is cheap crap. Do you off-road on un-even terrain much? If so you may want to consider sway bar disconnects or a softer sway bar like currie's anti-rock sway bar.

Thank you lol I figured it was cheap crap after I did some looking around. Yeah I go on some local trails and I go on the beach every now and then plus my neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods are riddled with pot holes. I honestly didn't think of a softer sway bar so I am going to look into that and I have wanted to do the sway bar disconnects. I am also looking to put a small lift on it ..nothing crazy but I want to do it right. I am trying to avoid sky jacker. Should I just do my research or can you recommend some reputable brands I can look in to?

Thank you very much.

 

[Ryan Angela]

Should I just do my research or can you recommend some reputable brands I can look in to?

Do lots of research, here and other forums. One of the stickies in the tech section here is lift kit reviews. Honest opinions of Jeepers that have installed and wheeled different set ups.
Zone has developed a solid reputation here as pretty decent components with entry level prices.

 

[Albu862]

Should I just do my research or can you recommend some reputable brands I can look in to? Thank you very much.

currie and old man emu are both brands that I use and highly recommend I've also heard many good things about metalcloak.