Adjustable anti-roll bar drop links - help

[anonymous-user]

Hi all,

When a vehicle has been fitted with lifted suspension for higher ground clearance, it appears the drop links cannot be reconnected as they won’t reach the anti roll bar.

I understand the solution to this is to fit adjustable drop links of extended length.

But my question is, how are these to be adjusted.

As long as both side drop links are attached and of equal length is that it? Or does the length of the drop link have to be adjusted so that the ARB is under some tension upwards or downwards?

I’ve watched a few videos where they explain that with the car on the ground and not jacked up, the drop links shouldn’t be under any tension, or there shouldn’t be any ‘preload’. Is this correct?

If you see what I mean...

Thanks

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 14th April 09:21

[227bhp]

Lord Marylebone said:

As long as both side drop links are attached and of equal length is that it?

Yes.

You can't put them under equal tension, only unequal tension and i'm sure you don't want that.

[stevieturbo]

you could apply different tensions...if you had very good reason to do so. Which you probably dont.

[E-bmw]

If the car were a track only car & were going on an oval circuit you might want to load the bar in a certain direction but I am guessing that isn't the case.

Ideally with the original set up you might have seen the angle of the anti-roll bar to see that it cleared everything & could then simply orientate the bar the same & measure the length you want to replicate the original set up.

[GreenV8S]

The two drop links should be the same length. The length increase from standard would need to be about the same distance the vehicle was lifted so the bar remains in the same orientation.