Droplinks.... buy standard or are there uprated??

[Shea]

Im rebuilding all the front suspension and front components on the DT ready for when i finish the new engine, im just woundering if there are any upgrade to the standard plastic/thin metal drop links as they dont seem to last that long and really pi** me off with the flimsyness of them....

[gareth7]

yes.....adjustable rose jointed ones

[Ed Doe]

I don't know if Phillipm on the '6 forum (Rippthrough on here) is still making his, but IIRC they're about £80 a pair? Can be had cheaper 2nd hand, so keep an eye out for them, as they are better than standard ones!!

[puglove]

i bought a set of thick solid adjustable from a lad on here. exactly the same as the ones mentioned above just without the rose joints. £42 on EBAY. search universal adjustable drop links.


these will stop any flex in the link therefor making the ARB more responsive. so yeah a good upgrade at a decent price

[Toms306]

But surely you want some give in a droplink otherwise you're just asking for it to snap.

[puglove]

id be suprised if the ARB was able to snap the links iv got!

[lolsteve]

like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ADJUSTABLE-DRO...5aeea49598

Thought there was a discussion a little while ago saying solid drop links can transfer the stress to other parts of the car?

[puglove]

of course it does but so do coilovers, lower profile tyres , solid top mounts, etc. but not enough to couse any serious damagebto anything.

its pretty much the same story with any mod . you just gota weigh up what you want

handling or slightly longer life span on disposible parts

[Ed Doe]

of course it does but so do coilovers, lower profile tyres , solid top mounts, etc. but not enough to couse any serious damagebto anything.

its pretty much the same story with any mod . you just gota weigh up what you want

handling or slightly longer life span on disposible parts

Take all the OEM disposable parts out, problem solved!

[Niall]

And seem weld your entire body to cope with the extra stress? Would make for a win handling car!

[puglove]

of course it does but so do coilovers, lower profile tyres , solid top mounts, etc. but not enough to couse any serious damagebto anything.

its pretty much the same story with any mod . you just gota weigh up what you want

handling or slightly longer life span on disposible parts

Take all the OEM disposable parts out, problem solved!

exactly Ed !!


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[Niall]

That was constructive. Would be epic!

[puglove]

OC support van as the test pilot?

[Shea]

cheers guys, will get some of them universal ones, cars getting a new front arb aswell so should be ok

[Piggy]

That was constructive. Would be epic!

you would see epic issues with glass stress marks on your windscreen etc
into need a full weld in cage territory

its why I think rosejointed stuff is ideal for track but not a daily drive

[puglove]

cheers guys, will get some of them universal ones, cars getting a new front arb aswell so should be ok

dap a gti ARB in there i done it on my DT makes a worth while difference

[Shea]

cheers guys, will get some of them universal ones, cars getting a new front arb aswell so should be ok

dap a gti ARB in there i done it on my DT makes a worth while difference

Yeah looking at gti front and gti rear arbs, uprated p bushes on wishbones, polybushes in the wishbone + arb bushes, cheap set of coilovers for now...

[Dum-Dum]

If you want something better than standard without buying adjustable ones Meyle HD are good and cost the same as pug oem ones.

[Shea]

If you want something better than standard without buying adjustable ones Meyle HD are good and cost the same as pug oem ones.

Where can you buy them from?

[Puggie]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-306-Ra...4171396110

[Rippthrough]

That was constructive. Would be epic!

you would see epic issues with glass stress marks on your windscreen etc
into need a full weld in cage territory

its why I think rosejointed stuff is ideal for track but not a daily drive

My entire suspension system is all metal/metal rose joints and bearings, there's no rubber in it any more, and it rides a lot better than most people's standard cars slapped on cheap coilovers.

[Shea]

That was constructive. Would be epic!

you would see epic issues with glass stress marks on your windscreen etc
into need a full weld in cage territory

its why I think rosejointed stuff is ideal for track but not a daily drive

My entire suspension system is all metal/metal rose joints and bearings, there's no rubber in it any more, and it rides a lot better than most people's standard cars slapped on cheap coilovers.

when you say its all rose jointed, have you replaced the lower ball joint with rose joints?

[Frosty]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-306-Ra...4171396110

has anyone brought these before?