31-10-2012, 01:46 PM
Hold on.
You want longer Droplinks?! Why?
If you lower both sides an equal amount, the droplinks will drop both sides of the arb the same amount, meaning you dont need any longer ones??? They don't need to be at the same angle, the idea being as you load up the outside suspension, the inside damper lenghtens as the weight is shifted off it. This causes the droplink to push the arb downwards, which transmits a pulling force to the other droplink, 'pulling' the outside damper downwards again to keep the front level. Over stiffening the arb will have a negative effect on the handling with stiff springs and harsh damper settings, as it'll cause the inside wheel to go light/come off the ground.
Speak to Ripp, I believe he's not running an arb at the moment, and it's certainly something I've been debating doing for a while now, seeing as when my shocks load up, it just bends my POS Qparts droplinks... I do need a set of Ripp specials, but I don't have le moneyzz at the moment, and given I want a more tender set-up in general for winter I'm not fussing over it till the weather starts getting better and the turinis go back on!
You want longer Droplinks?! Why?
If you lower both sides an equal amount, the droplinks will drop both sides of the arb the same amount, meaning you dont need any longer ones??? They don't need to be at the same angle, the idea being as you load up the outside suspension, the inside damper lenghtens as the weight is shifted off it. This causes the droplink to push the arb downwards, which transmits a pulling force to the other droplink, 'pulling' the outside damper downwards again to keep the front level. Over stiffening the arb will have a negative effect on the handling with stiff springs and harsh damper settings, as it'll cause the inside wheel to go light/come off the ground.
Speak to Ripp, I believe he's not running an arb at the moment, and it's certainly something I've been debating doing for a while now, seeing as when my shocks load up, it just bends my POS Qparts droplinks... I do need a set of Ripp specials, but I don't have le moneyzz at the moment, and given I want a more tender set-up in general for winter I'm not fussing over it till the weather starts getting better and the turinis go back on!
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