I was driving my F150 4x4 last week and hit a curb as I was passing a
car.  I had slowed to pass the car and so wasn't going more the 20 mph
when I scraped the tire against the curb.  At that point I heard a
thunk and a pop like I hit something hard head on but the street was
clear.

Anyways, I was getting a popping noise especially when I made sharp
turns.  I thought maybe I busted a shock but I took a look and didn't
see much.

Well, I jacked it up this weekend and to take a closer look and see
that I popped the head off of the connecting rod (?) to the sway bar
on the front right.

Everything else looks ok up front.  I removed this rod.  Looks like it
had some wear and rust where it snapped off.  Maybe a bad rod.  Truck
only has 46,000 on it.  I drove an '88 Bronco for 10 years and never
had this problem.

So what is this connecting rod called?  And is it called the sway bar
on the front end?  I know it's called a sway bar on the rear end.

Thanks
Mark