Our 2000 Dodge Dakota truck is older than I am, so the rubber and plastic parts are wearing out. When I replaced the brake fluid, I noticed that the bump stops had crumbled. Then I saw the sway bar links had also worn out.
We ordered new sway bar links online and looked at information on how to replace them. We had to use one jack on either side (with some cribbing just in case). Then we removed the lug nuts on both front wheels and took the wheels off. After that, it was easy to take off the old parts, put the new parts on, and then use a torque wrench to tighten properly.
This was a good time to clean out the old rubber from the bump stops. They had distintegrated to the point of being soft and sticky like playdough. Unfortunately, the new bump stops haven't been delivered yet (on a detour from here to another state and back), but as soon as they get here I will install them.
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