How do you fit the standard front AR drop links ?

[blaze_away]

Been advised by Dom to go back to standard ARB drop links..............how the heck do you fit them.......they just don't seem to want to go in the mounting holes ???

[jojackson4]

From memory a bit of jack is needed
How did you get on with the bolts ?
Peter

[estutjaweh]

Yep...jack or ratchet strap!

[phazed]

Jack up both sides of the car and remove both wheels and ideally rest the wishbones on axle stands.

You need to connect both sides and adjust while the load in on the axle iyswim.

Are standard drop links adjustable? If not then you may not be able to achieve the correct set up.

[blaze_away]

jojackson4 said:

From memory a bit of jack is needed
How did you get on with the bolts ?
Peter

Hi Peter
Sliced through the bolts, and one bracket, had new mounting bracket welded in place, refitted everything with lashings of copper slip......thanks again for support

[blaze_away]

Axle stands and ratchet straps did the job, thanks chaps

however.........retrofitting the standard drop links hasn't cured the 'clackety' sound...... it is so difficult to diagnose these noises.

I am thinking of a small microphone attached to a laptop then attach to each of the bushes in turn, make the noise happen and see which bush gives biggest amplitude, job done diagnosis 99.9%

ain't got clue how to do it though.