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  1. 20th April 2025, 04:33 PM #1
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    Snapped front right swaybar link on my D4. Again.

    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micha View Post
    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?
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    Also, are you using LandRover parts? I've had alternative links fail on my Disco2. It may be the same with the Disco4.
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  4. 21st April 2025, 09:54 PM #4
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    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.
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  5. 22nd April 2025, 05:40 PM #5
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    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.
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