Rear Drop Links ???
16 February 2008, 05:53 PM
#1
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Here, There & Everywhere
Posts: 1,649
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rear Drop Links ???
Do drop links have to be horseshoe shape ??
Can they be made solid or do they have to have the rubber insert ??
Thinking of making my own at work and was thinking of solid billit ones with no bushes in them
cheers
Tony
Can they be made solid or do they have to have the rubber insert ??
Thinking of making my own at work and was thinking of solid billit ones with no bushes in them
cheers
Tony
16 February 2008, 08:23 PM
#2
Yes mate ..... those are the ones ,
I good bet would be to make alloy ones and press a nylon / plastic bush in ...... could easy be done if you have the right tools
17 February 2008, 08:51 AM
#4
On early Imprezas the rear links must be horse-shoe shaped to miss the suspension components and travel.
Making some at work with a reasonable workshop would be easy.
The suspension travels considerably on the rear from full compression to full droop and the links travel through a very contorted path which is why you need the bushes top and bottom to take the geometry changes.
The Whiteline 'wire' type allows the link to deflect with ease, so reducing most binding and friction.
The last thing you need is for a link to snap as it might under high load, and just when you think the car is settled in a daring 'Petter' mode, the rear anti roll bar is effectivly 'detached' in an instant.
Could become exciting?
Copy a design from the experts if doing a DIY job.
Making some at work with a reasonable workshop would be easy.
The suspension travels considerably on the rear from full compression to full droop and the links travel through a very contorted path which is why you need the bushes top and bottom to take the geometry changes.
The Whiteline 'wire' type allows the link to deflect with ease, so reducing most binding and friction.
The last thing you need is for a link to snap as it might under high load, and just when you think the car is settled in a daring 'Petter' mode, the rear anti roll bar is effectivly 'detached' in an instant.
Could become exciting?
Copy a design from the experts if doing a DIY job.
17 February 2008, 07:49 PM
#5
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: fife scotland
Posts: 550
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
On early Imprezas the rear links must be horse-shoe shaped to miss the suspension components and travel.
Making some at work with a reasonable workshop would be easy.
The suspension travels considerably on the rear from full compression to full droop and the links travel through a very contorted path which is why you need the bushes top and bottom to take the geometry changes.
The Whiteline 'wire' type allows the link to deflect with ease, so reducing most binding and friction.
The last thing you need is for a link to snap as it might under high load, and just when you think the car is settled in a daring 'Petter' mode, the rear anti roll bar is effectivly 'detached' in an instant.
Could become exciting?
Copy a design from the experts if doing a DIY job.
Making some at work with a reasonable workshop would be easy.
The suspension travels considerably on the rear from full compression to full droop and the links travel through a very contorted path which is why you need the bushes top and bottom to take the geometry changes.
The Whiteline 'wire' type allows the link to deflect with ease, so reducing most binding and friction.
The last thing you need is for a link to snap as it might under high load, and just when you think the car is settled in a daring 'Petter' mode, the rear anti roll bar is effectivly 'detached' in an instant.
Could become exciting?
Copy a design from the experts if doing a DIY job.
Trending Topics
18 February 2008, 01:46 PM
#9
Scooby Regular
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ascended to the next level
Posts: 7,498
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
19 February 2008, 01:27 PM
#11
Scooby Regular
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ascended to the next level
Posts: 7,498
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
shorty87
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
19
22 December 2015 11:59 AM