Sway bar end link bolts

I swapped my 90's d30 to a newer one from a 99, The one on my 90 has removable lower end link bolts, the new one seems to have the lower bolts welded in. I've never payed attention to this, is it normal? If so whats the best way to hack off the bolt and drill a clean hole without making a mess of the sway bar end link tab.

They might just be pressed in - they look like they have a big torx head on them, but they're splined and pressed into the link bracket. Makes a lot of sense, eh? :looney:

X2 on the splined bolt being pressed in.....

They are pressed in on most Cherokees, but I have found one that was an actual bolt that was screwed into place. That might have been an aftermarket screw job.

In this photo, you can clearly see the splines near the head of the torx headed bolt. I used my cheapy $5 ball joint removal tool and it worked perfectly. No need to cut, grind, or hack your way through this as some may suggest. The passenger side was a bit more tricky with the steering damper, but it worked the same.

My 91 didn't have splines, and they just came free when I twisted on the torx head

Oh man how weird, thanks for the info because I was about to start cutting, grinding, and drilling. I will try to press them out.