Sway bar links and bushings question

[Fless]

Does your Moog kit include the saddles, and are you using them, or the old ones? Do your instructions say that you could or should lube them?

 

[Ventura139]

Does your Moog kit include the saddles, and are you using them, or the old ones? Do your instructions say that you could or should lube them?

No instructions just the bushings in a box. I did re use the old ones and put only a dab of gease to coat it this time

 

[Javie]

Not bad. They have a lot of good products

What sway bars are you running?

 

[Javie]

They might be the wrong size. Hopefully you bought some poly ones from Energy Suspension, the ones with the grease fittings like I suggested. Mine have been on for 30k or more and still look great. And believe me I drive it hard.

Wow that is exactly what mine look like. Did you ever find out what the problem was?

 

[Javie]

Sup all. So I have. 2001 Yukon Denali awd with 195k on the dash. I recently converted the air ride to a strut master kit since both my back shocks and compressor were busted. I also replaced my front sway bar links and bushings since they were cracked. Not 6 months later the bar bushings are getting loose again and allowing play. Should I go down a size on the bushings or try a different brand? I want to say I used mook or some brand close to that.
Thanks

Bro let me know if you end up figuring out what the problem was . I have the exact same situation.

 

[Rocket Man]

Wow that is exactly what mine look like. Did you ever find out what the problem was?

I don't have a problem. mine are still fine.

 

[Ventura139]

Bro let me know if you end up figuring out what the problem was . I have the exact same situation.

I’m blaming it on defective moog bushings cause the new ones I put on are still holding strong. No issues so far.

 

[Rocket Man]

I’m blaming it on defective moog bushings cause the new ones I put on are still holding strong. No issues so far.

Probably counterfeits, there seems to be more and more of that going on.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I’m blaming it on defective moog bushings cause the new ones I put on are still holding strong. No issues so far.

Where'd you buy the old bushings from?

 

[Ventura139]

Where'd you buy the old bushings from?

I got them from a local auto parts shop. I believe auto value is the company that runs the family store.

 

[alpha_omega]

Did the OP ever figure out his issue?

Lack of lubricant, opening slits oriented incorrectly, hardware torqued too tightly or too loose, misalignment, wrong size for the sway bar, sway bar installed incorrectly (although the last one would cause more issues than just blown out bushings - somewhat similar to installing a center link incorrectly).

 

[Rocket Man]

Did the OP ever figure out his issue?

Lack of lubricant, opening slits oriented incorrectly, hardware torqued too tightly or too loose, misalignment, wrong size for the sway bar, sway bar installed incorrectly (although the last one would cause more issues than just blown out bushings - somewhat similar to installing a center link incorrectly).

He said he thinks it was defective Moog sway bar bushings and hasn’t had an issue with the new ones so far.

 

[alpha_omega]

He said he thinks it was defective Moog sway bar bushings and hasn’t had an issue with the new ones so far.

Too many fake parts on Amazon and eBay nowadays.

 

[Rocket Man]

Too many fake parts on Amazon and eBay nowadays.

You have to pay attention to the reviews, and on Amazon don’t buy from the third party sellers. Also if the price is way less than what everybody else is selling it for it’s probably fake. You get what you pay for as they say.

 

[Tonyrodz]

You have to pay attention to the reviews, and on Amazon don’t buy from the third party sellers. Also if the price is way less than what everybody else is selling it for it’s probably fake. You get what you pay for as they say.

Pretty sure the ac delco plugs I bought a few years ago from Amazon were fakes.

 

[Rocket Man]

Pretty sure the ac telco plugs I bought a few years ago from Amazon were fakes.

Were they super cheap? If so then you’re probably right.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Were they super cheap? If so then you’re probably right.

I don't think they were super cheap, def cheap-er tho.

 

[alpha_omega]

You have to pay attention to the reviews, and on Amazon don’t buy from the third party sellers. Also if the price is way less than what everybody else is selling it for it’s probably fake. You get what you pay for as they say.

As Tony mentioned, this is not always the case. The problem is that Amazons algorithms will purchase items from third party sellers to replenish their stock for items that are “popular” amongst its users. They often then jack up the prices to make a profit and cover the cost of their prime shipping.

Now revert back to your post and it’s Amazon selling some counterfeit crap. Their “forced labor” employees might not know the difference when looking through millions of parts that arrive daily, nor do they have the time to care.
But yes, be very weary of deep discounted parts. It’s usually a sign of something.

 

[Rocket Man]

Amazon is no worse than anybody else percentage wise. They account for 40% of online sales and deliver most of than in 2 days. Besides that point, nobody even knows if the parts were fake, defective or installed wrong. Sheesh.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

If the deal/price looks too good to be true, it probably is.

You get what you pay for, at best.