New Sway bar link bushings look smashed after torquing

JCMULEY

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Installed new sway bar links that were supplied with my lift. Manufacture called for 125 ft pounds of torque on the bottom bolt and i only made it to 75 ft pounds and the bushing now looks like this. Is this normal to smash the bushing and sleeve like this? it is a 1/2" bolt and the washer is not visable in the pic do to it being smashed inside the bushing but it is also 1/2". Any advise is greatly appreciated. Hopefully picture comes thru, first time trying to post pic.
 
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