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Thuren Sway Bar

That makes more sense. My grease zerks are lower on the link for sure.

Thanks for the picture. I feel better about it not being user error now.
 
Capital E said:
They must have changed the design or something. I have the lock n lube grease coupler and a few different tips and can't get any of them to get on the zerk. I'm sure a 45 or 90 degree zerk will work fine but am just surprised I can't find more info. What am I doing wrong? See pics:
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I would’ve assembled and greased the uppers zerks and then swiveled the links into place and then greased the bottoms after. If I had a swaybar, that is.
 
Capital E said:
There is a zerk on the bottom side of the link as well. If they were facing the other direction I wouldn't have access to the lower zerk. If the lower zerk faced the front of the truck and the upper faced the rear it would work great.
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That’s pretty piss poor. I have the older design and there’s no issue greasing.
 
It’s not “old” and “new” designs, it’s the standard steel version or the “premium” aluminum one.
 
jsalbre said:
It’s not “old” and “new” designs, it’s the standard steel version or the “premium” aluminum one.
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I didn't see an option for premium vs standard links. I could have missed it but didn't notice paying extra for "premium". It seems like they only have one option on their website now.
 
Rockcrawlindude said:
I would’ve assembled and greased the uppers zerks and then swiveled the links into place and then greased the bottoms after. If I had a swaybar, that is.
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In hindsight that would have been smart. I didn't think about clearance issues until it was fully installed. But you still have to figure out how to grease it periodically anyway.
 
Capital E said:
In hindsight that would have been smart. I didn't think about clearance issues until it was fully installed. But you still have to figure out how to grease it periodically anyway.
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Interesting. I looked at the listing and it only shows the machined aluminum ones now, but they used to all come with the welded steel ones and the aluminum ones were an upgrade option. If you look at the listing for their rear links you can see the difference: https://www.thurenfabrication.com/p...14-2023-dodge-ram-2500?variant=43921916100856
 
Capital E said:
In hindsight that would have been smart. I didn't think about clearance issues until it was fully installed. But you still have to figure out how to grease it periodically anyway.
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You could probably get to them if you jacked up the truck from the frame and let the axle hang some. I think it would rotate the sway bar enough to give you clearance. Not a great solution, but it may work.
 
It's not really a big deal and definitely don't want this to sound like I'm bashing Thuren. I have 45 and/or 90 degree zerks and will swap them out when I get a few minutes. I was just posting to see if anyone else has had issues or if I did something wrong on the install.

I have a bunch of Thuren stuff on my truck and they have always been great to work with. Their products are top notch. I'm a fan.
 
I'd still hit them up about it. It sounds like a design oversight or some installation instruction they failed to give (I love their stuff, but their instructions are terrible).
 
F2830 said:
Jay to add to the review of others, I installed a Thuren front sway bar on my otherwise stock 2024 Ram 2500 Hemi Big Horn 4WD CC truck this morning and I can say that the handling/ride improvement was impressive. Installation was a breeze in my garage.

My only “issue” is grease gun access to the upper arm fittings. Thuren quickly replied to my email, stating that the fitting is 1/4-28 thread and I will be installing 90 deg. or 45 deg. fittings to replace the (2) upper straight ones.
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Carli upgrades are the only way to go. I have a 22 Ram 2500 Laramie Rodeo Diesel and the first thing I did when I bought it was removed the factory crap and went with a full Carli system - Backcountry. The investment is worth it!
 
I have run Carli and Thuren, and I will say Carli springs were really nice on my diesel truck, but Thuren spring were nice on my powerwagon
 
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