Front and Rear Droplinks,

[macdeb]

caduceus said:

macdeb said:

On the subject, has anyone else had the plate on bottom swing arm that the rears bolt to bend? mine have, think I'll follow Neals mod and get a solid plate welded in place of.

Have yours got OE drop links or the Mondeo ones?

Steve Heath rose jointed.

[wuckfitracing]

How I did it was to unbolt the ARB bolts x 4 and leave the ARB slack then slid the ARB bushes out. I then jacked one side up and fitted the bstd Civic drop link. I then jacked the otherside up and did the same.I then slid the bushes back in using wd40 as a lubricant. Then put the bolts back in and tightened up. Loads of faffing and much swearing.
I had ordered the proper ones from a TVR place (not to be named) and they sent me 2 of the same side ! but it was booked in for a Geo setup 3 days later so had to use the civic ones.

[caduceus]

Thanks. Will give that a try tomorrow. Got f**k all done today what with the gearbox linkage issues and now drop links. Started two jobs today and have had to abandon both.
Gonna call it a day and have a drink, even though I'd promised myself a few days off having a beer
What a wasted day.

[macdeb]

caduceus said:

Gonna call it a day and have a drink, even though I'd promised myself a few days off having a beer
What a wasted day.

been telling myself that for years, then go into garage and try and improve the TVR and

[sapper]

sapper said:

Ive had them in for a couple of months now and so far so good. Very pleased with them TBH

Just had an MOT and almost failed because of the front drop links, the covers had come off due to the position.
I bought some Civic one but they are so short I'm not going to bother.
How long are the originals??
There must be an alternative that is the same size as TVR used

[QBee]

Leven sell some, beautifully over-engineered, perfect fit, just not cheap, around £100, BYGWYPF.

http://www.leventechnology.co.uk/products/front-dr...

I have them on my car, no wear issues (done 15,000 miles so far, inc track days), handles well, passes MOTs

[sapper]

QBee said:

Leven sell some, beautifully over-engineered, perfect fit, just not cheap, around £100, BYGWYPF.

http://www.leventechnology.co.uk/products/front-dr...

I have them on my car, no wear issues (done 15,000 miles so far, inc track days), handles well, passes MOTs

They're very similar to the ones steve heath used to make, would you measure them when you get chance please.
Rose joints are about £10 think ill make my own

[QBee]

sapper said:

QBee said:

Leven sell some, beautifully over-engineered, perfect fit, just not cheap, around £100, BYGWYPF.

http://www.leventechnology.co.uk/products/front-dr...

I have them on my car, no wear issues (done 15,000 miles so far, inc track days), handles well, passes MOTs

They're very similar to the ones steve heath used to make, would you measure them when you get chance please.
Rose joints are about £10 think ill make my own

No problem - will crawl under tomorrow with tape measure. I will take some pics too.

[sapper]

QBee said:

No problem - will crawl under tomorrow with tape measure. I will take some pics too.

Thanks Antony, don't go out of your way mate, but thanks and don't get wet. Every time I went outside to do anything today the heavens opened.

[QBee]

sapper said:

QBee said:

No problem - will crawl under tomorrow with tape measure. I will take some pics too.

Thanks Antony, don't go out of your way mate, but thanks and don't get wet. Every time I went outside to do anything today the heavens opened.

As you know Mick, it isn't out of my way, I have to pass the Chim every time I leave the house..... , and so far all we have had here is one big downpour late afternoon

[wuckfitracing]

No need to get wet I have 2 new TVR ones in original packaging sat in my office. 55mm is the length of the shafts. Shame they are both the same side though. Did you manage to source a Phosphor bronze bush Mick.

[QBee]

wuckfitracing said:

Did you manage to source a Phosphor bronze bush......

Sounds like you need the "Greek God" pages of the Ann Summers catalogue?

[wuckfitracing]

It doesnt take much for the conversation to fall into the gutter. Did make me laugh when I re read my last post though.

[sapper]

wuckfitracing said:

No need to get wet I have 2 new TVR ones in original packaging sat in my office. 55mm is the length of the shafts. Shame they are both the same side though. Did you manage to source a Phosphor bronze bush Mick.

Ive been bush hunting since Thursday, when I find one I'm not sharing. Phosphor bronze, is that blonde or ginger,

[brett84]

sapper said:

Ive been bush hunting since Thursday, when I find one I'm not sharing. Phosphor bronze, is that blonde or ginger,

Ginger bush hunting, sounds like a new documentary…...

[FlipFlopGriff]

Just swapped my clunky Steve Heath ones for the Leven option. Much less noise now.
FFG

[caduceus]

phazed said:

They were a bit of a struggle but with the ARB unbolted they went straight on.

Did you completely unbolt the ARB mounts and then fit them? Or did you do as Wuckfit Racing did and loosen the mounts and slide out the rubbers?

[FlipFlopGriff]

caduceus said:

Did you completely unbolt the ARB mounts and then fit them? Or did you do as Wuckfit Racing did and loosen the mounts and slide out the rubbers?

Why? When I put the Steve Heath drop links and the most recent swap to the Leven ones I jut took out the old drop link. The SH and Leven ones are adjustable. Just put the car on axle stands and then the jack under the damper to get them in and adjust on the ground.
FFG

[caduceus]

FlipFlopGriff said:

caduceus said:

Did you completely unbolt the ARB mounts and then fit them? Or did you do as Wuckfit Racing did and loosen the mounts and slide out the rubbers?

Why? When I put the Steve Heath drop links and the most recent swap to the Leven ones I jut took out the old drop link. The SH and Leven ones are adjustable. Just put the car on axle stands and then the jack under the damper to get them in and adjust on the ground.
FFG

Because the Civic ones are shorter.

[FlipFlopGriff]

caduceus said:

Because the Civic ones are shorter.

Civic.
Tight barstewards. Save 5p spend £50. No logic.
FFG