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Old 29 October 2003, 09:12 PM
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Getting understeer on my MY01, many people have said that I should replace my drop links but when I bought it it already had whitline kit all around so basically would it make any differance if I changed from these

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Old 30 October 2003, 01:18 PM
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Probably not. The Whiteline ones are pretty rigid. If you aren't bothered about harshness, the next obvious step would be to replace the rubber bushes with rosejoints.
Old 30 October 2003, 03:55 PM
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Replace the rear ARB to a 22mm Whiteline adjustable, that will fix your understeer problem
Old 30 October 2003, 05:55 PM
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Have to agree the rear anti roll bar and strutt brace help

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Old 02 November 2003, 11:12 PM
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do the above just raise the understeer limit or eradicate it as am thinking about getting prodrive springs +/- uprated anti roll bar/antilift kit
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Old 03 November 2003, 08:06 AM
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Spooky one, harder drop links will make no difference to understeer. They might just sharpen the turn in ever so slightly as there will be less compliance as the rollbar loads up, but after that near instantaneous happening everything is as it was !!

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They look shiney though
Old 04 November 2003, 04:55 PM
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as above
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Old 07 November 2003, 03:14 PM
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harder drop links will make no difference to understeer
Err... i think you will find they do have an effect m8! They may not have AS BIG a impact as the ARB - but they do tighten up grip at the front

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Old 10 November 2003, 10:08 PM
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Sorry to hijack the thread but, do the scoobies only have the plastic links on the rear? and is it only these that people replace or do you do the front also?

Mine has straight bars at the front, is this normal?
Old 10 November 2003, 10:35 PM
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My MY97 Cat had small straight plastic drop links at front and the c shaped ones at the back - had them replaced along with eibachs a while ago - the handling was much more fun with sharp turn-in and much less roll/scrub/fluffiness in corners. Just got the whiteline ARB at the rear today and now things are even better! Especially on v fast long corners when things load up a bit. Just the anti lift-kit on the immediate list now.
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I wouldn't bother with an anti-lift kit after reading about other people experiances with similiar suspension mods as yours (and mine) It will mess up the stability under hard braking, and you don't want that

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Old 14 November 2003, 05:39 PM
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JDM cars have metal front ARB links & plastic rears.

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Old 16 November 2003, 04:47 PM
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Well, my JDM wrx classic had plastic links front and rear.
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