The Guide to shorter drop links
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:46 pm
Right guys, there seems to be a post every few days regarding drop links, which ones to go for, why to change them in the first place etc etc. So I've done a quick guide explaining everything so it's one place, people can read this and be done with it.
Right so,
Q - What are drop links?
A - Droplinks are parts that connect your ARB (anti-roll bar) to your suspension strut.
Q - What's an Anti-Roll Bar?
A - It's a metal bar that stretches across the bottom of your car (from drop link to drop link) that help decreases body roll.
Q - What relevance does this have to lowering your car?
A - When lowering your car you alter the angle of your ARB and run the risk of causing it to clash with your drive shafts, meaning you hear a 'clunk' whenever you turn.
Q - How can this be resolved?
A - Two ways, one would be to increase the height of your suspension, but we all know that sometimes this isn't a favoured thing to do. Which leads me to option 2, buy shorter drop links.
Q - How does shorter drop links help this issue?
A - Shorter drop links pull the ARB up so it sits higher, thus solving the issue of it hitting your drive shafts.
Q - Which drop links do I buy?
A - I am sure there are many out there which do this job, but it's a known fact that a couple do the trick.
Drop link one:
Vmaxx drop links. These can be purchased here as I'm sure a lot of other places also. These in comparison to standard drop link are tiny, I'm not sure of either measurement do they do the job.
Drop link two:
Mondeo drop links. These can be purchased on eBay (I would post a link but it would expire within a month), at an rough price of £15-20 delivered. Great price! however, compared to the standard drop links these are not that much smaller. I have unconfirmed stories of these drop links not doing the job properly your slammed to the floor, however I have no confirmation on this (As I'm sure I've heard somewhere they're still fine), when I hear more on this I will alter this post. Don't be put of by this though, as there are many, many satisfied customers out there that use these.
Q - OK great, so which Mondeo drop links do I go for?
A - 2003 Mondeo drop links are recommended throughout, I'm 90% sure older ones fit also, but year 2003 ones are a 100% safe bet.
Right so,
Q - What are drop links?
A - Droplinks are parts that connect your ARB (anti-roll bar) to your suspension strut.
Q - What's an Anti-Roll Bar?
A - It's a metal bar that stretches across the bottom of your car (from drop link to drop link) that help decreases body roll.
Q - What relevance does this have to lowering your car?
A - When lowering your car you alter the angle of your ARB and run the risk of causing it to clash with your drive shafts, meaning you hear a 'clunk' whenever you turn.
Q - How can this be resolved?
A - Two ways, one would be to increase the height of your suspension, but we all know that sometimes this isn't a favoured thing to do. Which leads me to option 2, buy shorter drop links.
Q - How does shorter drop links help this issue?
A - Shorter drop links pull the ARB up so it sits higher, thus solving the issue of it hitting your drive shafts.
Q - Which drop links do I buy?
A - I am sure there are many out there which do this job, but it's a known fact that a couple do the trick.
Drop link one:
Vmaxx drop links. These can be purchased here as I'm sure a lot of other places also. These in comparison to standard drop link are tiny, I'm not sure of either measurement do they do the job.
Drop link two:
Mondeo drop links. These can be purchased on eBay (I would post a link but it would expire within a month), at an rough price of £15-20 delivered. Great price! however, compared to the standard drop links these are not that much smaller. I have unconfirmed stories of these drop links not doing the job properly your slammed to the floor, however I have no confirmation on this (As I'm sure I've heard somewhere they're still fine), when I hear more on this I will alter this post. Don't be put of by this though, as there are many, many satisfied customers out there that use these.
Q - OK great, so which Mondeo drop links do I go for?
A - 2003 Mondeo drop links are recommended throughout, I'm 90% sure older ones fit also, but year 2003 ones are a 100% safe bet.