Quote: Originally Posted by
thepowertowin 
1) sway bar end links ARE available seperate, they need to look again.
5272324AC sway bar end link (x2)
2) Pay the $100 deduct and get the control arms replaced NEW. Then ask if you can have the old ones. THOSE are the ones that you put the updated bushings in.
3) What service contract is it? If it's a chrysler service contract, I'm not sure the sway bar end links aren't covered.. so you can pm me your info and i can check for sure just in case.
sorry for the late response
thank you everyone for all of your input.....but this is really good info powertowin......i sent you a pm with my info so any more info you find about my warranty will be greatly appreciated......i trust my dealership and they are good guys but i know everyone makes mistakes
after reading all of your responses and ideas i have come up with what i feel is the perfect plan of action.....
It turns out that I have accumulated enough points on my Dodge credit card to recieve $100 off of my bill at a dodge dealership....sooooo....that $100 deductible I would have to pay to get the new control arms would now be $0......so when I leave my car for an oil change in a few months I will have them install the control arms as well
I am gonna keep the old control arms and buy a full set of prothane bushings.....if and when the new control arms bushings go.....the old control arms will be installed w/the prothanes....or i might just install the old ones w/ the prothanes when my extended warranty is up....even if the factory ones are in good shape....its always good to have a back up
I am also going to have the dealer install the prothane end links.....by supplying the dealer with the end links i will be saving on having to buy end links and a brand new sway bar from the dealer.....this will save me hundreds.....it doesnt make sense to pay $400 for a brand new sway bar and shitty factory end links FROM DODGE when i can i just have the dealer install the prothanes and pay for the labor and be done with it.....if they break or fail i will have to pay no matter what end link they install....factory or not
so in the end i will be spending only $140 for bushings and whatever the dealer charges me for labor on the prothane end links....maybe like $125.....so my grand total would be about $265 dollars as opposed to $400
one last thing...will i need a wheel alignment after the new control arms and end links are installed? will the dealer automatically do that as part of the warranty work?
