Drop links

[Covy]

um looking for front and rear drop links and A.R.B bushes for a diesel bongo. I've been quoted £48 each for the front, which I think is slightly excessive. Any ideas? Not sure of the quality of the stuff advertised on eBay.

[Bongoplod]

The club shop sells em

Anti Roll Bar Drop Link (Front)
Fits all Bongos & Fredas
£19.00

Anti Roll Bar Drop Link Heavy Duty Version (Front Pair)
A lot more expensive, but you won't need to change them every year or two! Only available in pairs as you must change both sides.
£87.00

Anti Roll Bar Drop Link (Rear)
Fits all Bongos & Fredas.
£26.00

Brian

[mikeonb4c]

The club shop sells em

Anti Roll Bar Drop Link (Front)
Fits all Bongos & Fredas
£19.00

Anti Roll Bar Drop Link Heavy Duty Version (Front Pair)
A lot more expensive, but you won't need to change them every year or two! Only available in pairs as you must change both sides.
£87.00

Anti Roll Bar Drop Link (Rear)
Fits all Bongos & Fredas.
£26.00

Brian

Having said that, I've been fitting Vauxhall Vectra ones to my fronts. 2 pairs in 9 years?

[dave_aber]

As it's the rubbers which fail first on the cheaper ones, leading to water / grit getting in and making the joints fail you can over-sheath the joints with a secondary protective skin and fill it with suitable grease - as detailed in this thread, and the one linked from there.

Basically, ARB links protected like this are still oging strong after almost 4 years now. The one I left unn-protected as an experiment was showing split rubber after 17 months.