Snapped front right swaybar link on my D4. Again.

[Micha]

Well the front right swaybar link has snapped again, at the very bottom.
After a couple of days in the desert, while crossing a deep diagonal ditch, it when BAHM on me.
Thing is it held for less than a couple of years from a previous similar event.
2013 D4 GS, standard everything. If it matters, all four struts are pretty new.
Is this normal wear & tear for a D4 doing a fair amount of challenging off-roading? maybe the replacement part installed a couple of years ago was sub par?

[DiscoJeffster]

Well the front right swaybar link has snapped again, at the very bottom.
After a couple of days in the desert, while crossing a deep diagonal ditch, it when BAHM on me.
Thing is it held for less than a couple of years from a previous similar event.
2013 D4 GS, standard everything. If it matters, all four struts are pretty new.
Is this normal wear & tear for a D4 doing a fair amount of challenging off-roading? maybe the replacement part installed a couple of years ago was sub par?

I have never heard of this and yet you’ve had two. Question - are you running standard heights - eg using the standard suspension adjustment or are you tweaking it into a higher setting using rods or an electronic device?

[Slunnie]

Also, are you using LandRover parts? I've had alternative links fail on my Disco2. It may be the same with the Disco4.

[Micha]

Completely standard air suspension, no rods nor XLifter.
I don't remember if the part replaced a couple of years ago was OEM, will check.
Micha

[Micha]

So, the link was replaced today, all seems good.
Also this solved a certain clunking noise I had from the front, the suspension is now blissfully silent on choppy roads.
The part is not OEM. It's made by Meyle-HD, which I was assured is a quality supplier.
The Indy did say these things do fail now & then, not an isolated case.