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Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:23 pm
by AeroNut
Hi all,
got some banging and rattling going on when I drive over speed bumps and the ever increasing potholes... could someone let me know, are there good and not so good droplinks? are there some that are better than others.. where should I get them from?
Regards
Terry
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:46 pm
by Northern Bongolow
ian at bongo towers, he has good copies and gen mazda ones.
top tip.
get the gen mazda ones or the blueprint ones,the others dont tend to last
it could be the bottom ball joint/s or the anti roll bar bushes or brackets. best to jack up the entire front and get both wheels hanging, then get in with a pry bar.
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:42 pm
by David Edwards
Just got a full set, bushes, drop links for front and rear, having em done tomoz, also hope to have the replacement cruise control gubbings
fitted too.
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:17 pm
by rita
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:09 pm
by 321Away
can recommed these as they are extremely well construced and heavy duty, but are a pain in the a%*e to fit as you need an allen key and an 18mm spanner!!
Julian
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:47 am
by AeroNut
Northern Bongolow wrote:ian at bongo towers, he has good copies and gen mazda ones.
top tip.
get the gen mazda ones or the blueprint ones,the others dont tend to last
it could be the bottom ball joint/s or the anti roll bar bushes or brackets. best to jack up the entire front and get both wheels hanging, then get in with a pry bar.
........... sounds like fun..
....... looks like I need to find out what it is exactly then before shelling out me pennies
Thanks
TJD
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:50 am
by AeroNut
... just looked at these.....
I see they do a full set for £50 ish....
..... once I've checked I definitley need them this looks like a possibility....
Thanks
TJD
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:51 am
by AeroNut
321Away wrote:
can recommed these as they are extremely well construced and heavy duty, but are a pain in the a%*e to fit as you need an allen key and an 18mm spanner!!
Julian
... Strangley...... I have many allen keys and I have an 18mm spanner. Something else in my past needs one of these strange size spanners...... How sad is that!
Thanks
TJD
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:57 am
by AeroNut
So,
There's Droplinks, ARB's and brackets, I'm assuming the usual track rod ends and steering rack parts that could be rattling.
..... is there anything else I should be looking at? Please bear in mind I shall be doing this in the dark with only the moon to let me see
so all clues as to where to look will be apprieciated.
Regards
Terry
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:58 pm
by Driver+Passengers
Lower ball joint probably wouldn't cause a rattle, but check the condition of the rubber while you're down there - could be an MOT issue, if not the source of your rattle.
I just replaced droplinks, trackrod ends, balljoints and ARB bushes. Got a rattle back and turns out it was one nut on a droplink that was loose. Not able to move it at all with bodyweight, so check nut tightness incase it's as easy a fix as that.
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:59 pm
by Northern Bongolow
bottom ball joint, which is the main joint that holds the vertical swivel link, the upright bit with the whole disc/wheel/strut on it, this ball joint fails usually when the rubber boot splits. feel for lift in it, or grab the wheel and wobble it when its jacked up.
Re: Droplinks. good ones bad ones.....
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 4:32 pm
by AeroNut
Will check those ball joints when I get there. don't fancy getting under it today though..... brrrr chilly