Trying to identify bolt

[818Gladiator]

Trying to identify the bolt in the first picture, with the green background. It goes from the rear upper swaybar endlink to a welded nut/bracket on the body/frame of the truck. My 2 local dealerships can not identify it, they have a glitch in there computer system that needs to be updated. The second and 3rd pics are the bolt location and the bolt the dealer sold me, which you can see is clearly too long. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance

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[Lost1wing]

I would waste my time on another trip to the dealer. If it was me, I'd cut off the end and be done with it. I know it's not the help you were looking for. I'm looking for it.
Bolt
6104238AA
M12x1.50x50.00. Stabilizer Bar Link to Frame. 12x1.5x50.
$5.81

 

[mdyucca]

Also, that particular sway bar end link mount is a weak link for the Gladiator. You should consider an upgrade at this point. Arctic Industries, as well as other companies, manufactures a rear sway bar bracket to help at this weak point. Whichever bolt you end up using make sure it is the proper grade and torqued to correct specification.

 

[818Gladiator]

Yes the bolt is the correct strength, I believe that’s the route I’m going to take for now, chop the bolt down and loctite it. Thank you for the info about the Arctic industries bracket, but I’m not 100% sure what it does? Relocate the upper mount? Or reinforce the mount?

 

[mdyucca]

Yes the bolt is the correct strength, I believe that’s the route I’m going to take for now, chop the bolt down and loctite it. Thank you for the info about the Arctic industries bracket, but I’m not 100% sure what it does? Relocate the upper mount? Or reinforce the mount?

There are a few manufacturers that make a direct bolt on bracket that reinforces the rear upper mounting point. Not looking to relocate or change the geometry for the link mounting point.

 

[818Gladiator]

Ordered the metalcloak reinforcement bracket, noticed the bracket tweaked a little bit on both sides. Thanks again for info

 

[818Gladiator]

Installed metalcloak reinforcement bracket, and loctite the crap out of the bolts. Hope this doesn’t happen again, But have extra bolts and swaybar endling spacers in case it does.

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