Swaybar Link Snapped...Why?

[Jgebauer]

A couple years ago I rebuilt the entire front end of my truck. No problems until yesterday. Took off from a stop sign at a casual speed, hit the small dip on the other side of the road (going straight), heard a pop and heard metal tinking on the pavement. Stopped and found the broken bolt and some bushings from my passenger side swaybar link.

Easy enough to replace, but what do you guys think caused this? I would like to fix the root of the problem and avoid this happening again.

Seems crazy since I've driven it all over hell including a lot of offroading.

 

[randomguy]

No sway bar, no problem.

 

[SAATR]

Have any pictures of the broken link? Close-ups of the actual break would be helpful.

 

[Schurkey]

Why is this in the "Engine" section?

 

[DaCoupe]

I snap 1 or two every year to be honest.
Still to this day I dont know why they are breaking

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Over torqued? What brand? I've never snapped a moog problem solver link

 

[alpinecrick]

My Energy Suspension passenger side sway bar link broke less than a year after I rebuilt my steering. I replaced it with ( I think) an Autozone link. It 's been over a year and it's still good.

Don't know if there is a rhyme or reason why they break.......

I noticed RockAuto has upgraded links.

 

[Supercharged111]

If it's original then I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Articulating the suspension off road is hard on them.

 

[454cid]

I broke one years ago. I've replaced them a couple of times because I've cut them for removal rather than fight the rust.

 

[someotherguy]

They can also break from improper installation. It's easy to over-tighten them...only tighten until the bushings just barely begin to compress. And, you're supposed to do it with the suspension loaded, not raised in the air with the control arms drooped. I install them with the lower control arms supported on jack stands.

Richard