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Wow that surprises me. Must be a low demand part. Well the next place would be Partsgeek on line. OEM with out OEM price.
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Sway bars would not be a casted. They would be made of some type of spring steel(forged and heat treated), and a lot of the OEM ones are hollow to save weight.That (to me) looks like a casting flaw. If air or sand get into the pour, that is what happens and looks like.
yep, can see that now. Would need to be spring steel. Suspect stamped or drawn. A small hole or an opening in the end weld would allow water/rust to get in.Sway bars would not be a casted. They would be made of some type of spring steel(forged and heat treated), and a lot of the OEM ones are hollow to save weight.
I installed a lift on a 2019 1500 and was shocked that the front sway bar was not only hollow, it weighed nothing no mass at all. The front sway on my 2500 is heavy as hell. I had a hard time getting it back in place by myself when I installed a steering stabilizer.Sway bars would not be a casted. They would be made of some type of spring steel(forged and heat treated), and a lot of the OEM ones are hollow to save weight.
I have lived in the salt belt all my life, but have never had a failed suspension component due to rust through. This is only 70,000 miles. i got a used one off of a 2014 with 40,000 miles to install. I treated it with some rust treatment then a thin undercoat.
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The 1500s don't have or need a front sway bar.
I'm betting it cracked along the weld then rusted through. !
Addicted2fishing what do you get for $300 at Krown? They say they can do my 2500HD for $150.
Correct but OP has a 4x4Depending on whether it;s a 4x4 or 4x2.
Maybe water got in and froze?Or some such thing...Definitely not caused by rust, but rather covered up by it. I also guess at a failed weld.