Front drop links

[Andav469]

ianwayne said:

I admit the rear droplinks may fail, but at only £13 for the pair, I'll give them a go. As mentioned by others, the rear ARB doesn't do a fat lot and some people drive with it disconnected.

Other threads mention the Leven ones failing after not too many miles as well. From phazed in 2014:

" I am the first to say, "pay the correct price for the right bit of kit" but my Levens all had play after 15 K miles so an alternative was sought..."

Probably one of the easiest things to change again if necessary.

Edited by ianwayne on Sunday 29th October 09:55

There is not much to the leven ones, a rose joint either end and some adjustable studding in the middle.

Not sure about longevity, that pic was taken in August this year and the drop links were fitted 4.5 years ago, one was squeaking from being a bit dry, but other than that, all is good

[spikep]

Heated and bent my ARB.


Fitted

[Dalamar]

Just to add some pics and details for future reference, I went with the Honda Accord front drop links too for my 95 Chimaera. The Honda part numbers are:

51321-S84-A01
51320-S84-A01

and you can use a site like Autodoc to see the various manufacturers' offerings:

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/spares-search?keyword=51...

I went with the Febi Bilstein option as I've used their stuff before and found it to be decent. Also, the rear of the ball joints are completely enclosed as compared to units from Blue Print or Moog.

The part numbers of the Febi units are:
24939
24940



They were around 10mm shorter than the originals (72mm vs ~85mm) but still fitted very well.







Cost all up was £27 delivered.