Drop links (again). Alternatives please!

[SILICONEKID345HP]

I mentioned alternative drop links a few years back but most people laughed at me ! Anyone thought about trying triumph spitfire/Stag drop links .

You can also get rose jointed one`s dirt cheap

Edited by SILICONEKID345HP on Monday 30th June 22:05

[phazed]

They are a bit shorter but they don't foul anything.

I've done 2 or 3 TDs and a couple of sprints with these, all good.

Yes they were difficult to fit.

I loosened the ARB to fit them

[jojackson4]

Come on Peter
A bit of Yorkshire grit and just popped them in with bare hands

[Chuffmeister]

phazed said:

They are a bit shorter but they don't foul anything.

I've done 2 or 3 TDs and a couple of sprints with these, all good.

Yes they were difficult to fit.

I loosened the ARB to fit them

Cheers Peter!

[phazed]

jojackson4 said:

Come on Peter
A bit of Yorkshire grit and just popped them in with bare hands

You know us a Southern Softies don't do manual

[Chuffmeister]

I noticed some clunking from my Chim on bumpy roads so whilst the car was at Taylor TVR today, Dan found the cause to be a snapped front drop link, one of the new Honda replacements. The rear Mondeo ones are fine. I may go back to standard at the front. Anybody else experienced this? Any other alternatives for the front?

Edited by Chuffmeister on Friday 19th September 13:31

[QBee]

Chuffmeister said:

I noticed some clunking from my Chim on bumpy roads so whilst the car was at Taylor TVR today, Dan found the cause to be a snapped front drop link, one of the new Honda replacements. The rear Mondeo ones are fine. I may go back to standard at the front. Anybody else experienced this? Any other alternatives for the front?

Edited by Chuffmeister on Friday 19th September 13:31

Did you consider running it on 4 wheels, not three? Or are you planning a move to Peckham?

[phazed]

Strange about the Honda ones.

They are on my old 4.6 and the 5.5.

Did a sprint yesterday where the strain and pressure on the joint must be enormous, especially as I have just fitted stiffer ARBs.

Oh, and all is fine.

Maybe your non AE ones were lacking in backbone?

[Chuffmeister]

QBee said:

Did you consider running it on 4 wheels, not three? Or are you planning a move to Peckham?

Saving on tyres!

[Chuffmeister]

phazed said:

Strange about the Honda ones.

They are on my old 4.6 and the 5.5.

Did a sprint yesterday where the strain and pressure on the joint must be enormous, especially as I have just fitted stiffer ARBs.

Oh, and all is fine.

Maybe your non AE ones were lacking in backbone?

Dunno what caused it, but I've also noticed that the ARB seems to be hitting the trackrod end, so need to change for something longer. Any recommendations? Do I recall somebody mentioning MG ones or something?

[Sardonicus]

Chuffmeister said:

I noticed some clunking from my Chim on bumpy roads so whilst the car was at Taylor TVR today, Dan found the cause to be a snapped front drop link, one of the new Honda replacements. The rear Mondeo ones are fine. I may go back to standard at the front. Anybody else experienced this? Any other alternatives for the front?

Edited by Chuffmeister on Friday 19th September 13:31

I already mentioned this before some of the later cars have a wider ARB and the Honda Civic links cant articulate correctly/enough hence your breakage I got over this problem with Accord ones scroll down http://www.pistonheads.com/gAssing/topic.asp?h=0&a... just looked at your pic these are strained already this is what I mean

Edited by Sardonicus on Friday 19th September 17:05

[Chuffmeister]

Sardonicus said:

already mentioned this before some of the later cars have a wider ARB and the Honda Civic links cant articulate correctly/enough hence your breakage I got over this problem with Accord ones scroll down http://www.pistonheads.com/gAssing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by Sardonicus on Friday 19th September 15:34

Cheers Simon, I did see it, but neglected to digest or assimilate it particularly well (must be the heat). Anyway, i've ordered a new pair from Racing Green, so hopefully, they should be with me tomorrow. They have some similar to the Modeo/ Honda versions, but apparently with the same length as the original TVR ones.

[Sardonicus]

Chuffmeister said:

Cheers Simon, I did see it, but neglected to digest or assimilate it particularly well (must be the heat). Anyway, i've ordered a new pair from Racing Green, so hopefully, they should be with me tomorrow. They have some similar to the Modeo/ Honda versions, but apparently with the same length as the original TVR ones.

Job jobbed then

[macdeb]

Sardonicus said:

Chuffmeister said:

Cheers Simon, I did see it, but neglected to digest or assimilate it particularly well (must be the heat). Anyway, i've ordered a new pair from Racing Green, so hopefully, they should be with me tomorrow. They have some similar to the Modeo/ Honda versions, but apparently with the same length as the original TVR ones.

Job jobbed then

That's what I've used, pretty substantial and an easy fit.
Also welded some 8mm plate in place of the pathetic OE supports on lower wishbones that had bent and cracked.
[well, Neal did the welding bit].

[Chuffmeister]

Effing pig of a job that! I had to loosen the ARB again. Not sure if they're ideally articulated for my ARB as they are similar to the Honda ones, only longer. Anyway, they are in now, so lets see how I get on with them!

FYI the Racing Green drop link has an overall length of 109.4mm (shaft 57mm), whereas the Honda ones have an overall length of 81.6mm (shaft 29.3mm). Not sure the dimensions are that important, but It may help somebody when finding cheaper alternatives.

Shorter Honda and longer Racing Green drop link.


Racing Green drop link

Edited by Chuffmeister on Saturday 20th September 21:13

[s3c chris]

Hi all.
I've just been reading this and other threads on drop links.
My car has Steve Heath drop links on the front which are now rattling badly.
I would like to replace these with Honda ones but agree that the Civic ones look too short.
There seem to be many variants of the Accord so my question is: Does anyone know from which year the Accord ones are or indeed a part number?
Many thanks, Chris.

[Chuffmeister]

As Sardonicus has mentioned, I think it depends on the length of your front ARB. If the ARB is slightly wider than the wishbone mounting point then you may be better changing the position in which they are mounted. Retrospectively, i think these may have worked well for me:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Accord-MK7-3-0-V6-...


If the ARB is narrower and rests slightly behind the wishbone mounting holes (close to the chassis), then the Civic ones would probably be okay, mounted in the same way as the OEM ones.

I would check first before ordering, bearing in mind that the difference in width of the ARB's Im referring to is only about 15mm on each side!

As for the rears, the Mondeo drop links seem good, but you'll need to get a local fabricator to heat and bend your rear ARB by 30mm on each side. Cost me about £30, plus the drop links. Still cheap!

[s3c chris]

Thanks for the very helpful information.
I will check the dimensions of the ARB on my car before ordering.
Many thanks, Chris.

[Jon100p]

Hi All,
New to posting on this forum so first of all I would like to say thanks to everyone who contributes to the vast amount of useful information on here.

My front drop links (original type) recently started getting a little rattled when cornering sharply so I was interested in all the posts on alternatives on the forum. My Chim is a ‘93 and the early ones are sometimes a little different from the later cars, however after reading all your posts I decided that the Accord drop links may be the best option for my car.

I obtained a pair from my local factors for £21 and I am very pleased with the results so far. I fitted a 6mm spacer tube between the new link and the ARB, I found that this reduced the angle of the link and just looked better. You can just see the spacer on the photo.

Original

Accord


Jon

[TJC46]

s3c chris said:

Thanks for the very helpful information.
I will check the dimensions of the ARB on my car before ordering.
Many thanks, Chris.

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http://www.eurocarparts.com/anti-roll-bar-componen...