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Hi I know this gets disgust a lot so sorry for yet another thread but I'm undecided on which ones to buy. I think the leven ones look better quality but wether this beterness is needed, I priced all the different parts required for the drop links and them leven ones aren't bad value.
Anyway the reason I was asking which to get standard or leven or leven front and standard rears, is I was going to get standard suspension bushes but read lots of threads about how much better poly bushes were. So I bought them then all I've been reading recently is not to get poly get standard. There was a picture on the other day where the bush slide over the tube in the outrigger, has anybody had this before? Anyway I'm babbling and can't remember what I started this for, so any advice would be appreciated
Anyway the reason I was asking which to get standard or leven or leven front and standard rears, is I was going to get standard suspension bushes but read lots of threads about how much better poly bushes were. So I bought them then all I've been reading recently is not to get poly get standard. There was a picture on the other day where the bush slide over the tube in the outrigger, has anybody had this before? Anyway I'm babbling and can't remember what I started this for, so any advice would be appreciated
Two comments -
The rear ARB is designed too short, so does so little to stiffen the rear of the car that you could run without it (I am told), which tends to suggest that you would be wasting your money spending almost £100 on Leven rear drop links.
I fitted Leven all round, I think it was about 20,000 miles ago, I will have to check. Handling has been good, but my TVR guy tells me that there is play in one of the front drop link rose joints. I don't know the life expectancy of drop links, so will give Leven a call next week. They spent some time when I bought them telling me how well engineered they are.
The rear ARB is designed too short, so does so little to stiffen the rear of the car that you could run without it (I am told), which tends to suggest that you would be wasting your money spending almost £100 on Leven rear drop links.
I fitted Leven all round, I think it was about 20,000 miles ago, I will have to check. Handling has been good, but my TVR guy tells me that there is play in one of the front drop link rose joints. I don't know the life expectancy of drop links, so will give Leven a call next week. They spent some time when I bought them telling me how well engineered they are.
I bought the Racing Green uprated ones. I sis have the SH ones fitted before but they developed wear and started to clonk. The RG ones seemed like a good compromise and they've been no problem since I fitted them two years ago. That includes a 3000 mile tour round Spain with a track day in the middle.
QBee said:
Two comments -
The rear ARB is designed too short, so does so little to stiffen the rear of the car that you could run without it (I am told), which tends to suggest that you would be wasting your money spending almost £100 on Leven rear drop links.
I fitted Leven all round, I think it was about 20,000 miles ago, I will have to check. Handling has been good, but my TVR guy tells me that there is play in one of the front drop link rose joints. I don't know the life expectancy of drop links, so will give Leven a call next week. They spent some time when I bought them telling me how well engineered they are.
I took my rear anti roll bar off last week as one of the mondeo links i fitted sheared off due to the odd angles they were working at.The rear ARB is designed too short, so does so little to stiffen the rear of the car that you could run without it (I am told), which tends to suggest that you would be wasting your money spending almost £100 on Leven rear drop links.
I fitted Leven all round, I think it was about 20,000 miles ago, I will have to check. Handling has been good, but my TVR guy tells me that there is play in one of the front drop link rose joints. I don't know the life expectancy of drop links, so will give Leven a call next week. They spent some time when I bought them telling me how well engineered they are.
I cant really tell the difference with normal road driving and to me the rear of the car feels more compliant.
Sardonicus said:
Rose joints dont last on the road .... fact... waste of time and money 
you want a traditional ball jointed drop link at the front you cant stiffen/better this type 
and the rear ARB does little its mounted to the wrong/inner part of the lower rear wishbone to be effective IMO
I purchased some OE ones but after six months the inner rubber had come out and they would not give me my money back . you want a traditional ball jointed drop link at the front you cant stiffen/better this type and the rear ARB does little its mounted to the wrong/inner part of the lower rear wishbone to be effective IMO Are the spitfire ones the same ?
Colin RedGriff said:
I bought the Racing Green uprated ones. I sis have the SH ones fitted before but they developed wear and started to clonk. The RG ones seemed like a good compromise and they've been no problem since I fitted them two years ago. That includes a 3000 mile tour round Spain with a track day in the middle.
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