Sway bar bolt recommendations- aftermarket or OEM for stock suspension (1 Viewer)

[archie]

Found a broken bolt on my sway bar link while checking on my brakes. With the internet and so many choices I need your opinion. Should I buy OEM or buy a better aftermarket product? Any links to products or other forum links which I might have missed? Thanks for your input!

 

[dogdaysindurham]

I would go with OEM bolt. Maybe periodically hit with some undercoating like Fluid Film or similar. The salt in midwest is not kind to components or frame.

 

[Rednexus]

You should be able to pick up a grade 8.8 or 10.9 replacement bolt at a hardware store for a cheap; some stores will even sell them by the pound. Note that the head size will be different (bigger) than the OEM Toyota bolt, but it will still work. I have lots of hardware store bolts in my rig - no need to order one from Toyota unless it's a specialized bolt.