Sway bar links and bushings question

[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.