Adjustable drop links

[Marf]

I'm shortly going to be overhauling the suspension on my MR2. I have some nearly new OEM bilsteins, springs and top mounts to go on, and will also be fitting a complete bush kit, and some new droplinks.

I've seen adjustable droplinks for sale, what effect on the handling does altering the drop link length have?

[CNHSS1]

when a car is cornerweighted its done without the A/R bars connected. once done the bars are re-connected, but invariably the drop links will need to be odd lengths left to right, hence the adjustment needed.
HTH
CNH

[Marf]

OK, so for a road car on ostensibly standard suspension its not something to even consider, but if it was an out and out track car with coilovers and adjustable top mounts where cornerweighting would yield some benefit then it would be

Thanks

[CNHSS1]

std car stuff is generally a compromise between cost, noise and vibration transmission etc with the actual handling a poor relation. generally small angles of roll with stock rubbery droplinks wont tarnsmit any load into the AR bars, just takes up the slack, whereas rosejointed droplinks have no slop, so any roll angle actually twists the AR bar as it should.

[Marf]

OK, so would there be any benefit in fitting solid, non adjustable droplinks? I take it that would sharpen things up in a similar way to poly bushes over rubber ones?

The car will be getting some track use next year, but is over and above anything else a road car, and my daily driver.

Edited by Marf on Friday 5th December 12:47

[CNHSS1]

yeah, itll be a benefit over sloppy rubber jobbies. if you are looking at making some up, GPR and Demon Tweeks sell Kart trackrods in a range of lengths pretty cheaply which take rosejoints. a pair of suitable length track rods, 8 locknuts and four rosejoints and you have cheap adj droplinks without any fabrication. you dont have to use the best quality rosejoints for the drop links unless the cars doing mega miles in all weathers.

[Marf]

Great, thanks for the info