Looking at this photo they have also changed the anti roll bar I would guess it thicker stronger so the next weakest link to go was the tabs welded on strut.
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Are they that much bigger to hit the bodywork on lock.
Looking at this photo they have also changed the anti roll bar I would guess it thicker stronger so the next weakest link to go was the tabs welded on strut.
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Are they that much bigger to hit the bodywork on lock.
Last edited by Harvey; Saturday 8th December 2012 at 19:43.
Ok then, lower than standard, either way they are still hitting in the same place on all 3 pics. Could be a mixture of things from extra camber (they look like D2 coilovers so probably have adjustable top mounts?) moving the strut closer to the inner arch. Or maybe the ball joints do not have the same amount of movement as oem drop link. Causing them to bind at full lock & bending the strut tabs instead. The tabs look to have been worked back & forth.
I certainly wouldn't have fitted a second set without finding the cause of the fault first.
they have had contact of some sort, but going by the marks wouldn't say its been repeatative. As you can see the droplinks are different manufacturers, what are the chances of them all having limited movement
the first failed after 4 days so was put down to a manufacturing fault i believeI certainly wouldn't have fitted a second set without finding the cause of the fault first.
its a shame i've binned my lining, i wouldn't be surprised if there are others with contact marks on the inner wing with different suspension manufactures
here's a pick of mine on full left & full right lock, as you can see the angle movement of the droplink really isn't that much. You can also see that on full right lock it would make contact with the arch lining if i'd got them, but again really wouldn't be enough to bend a tab back & forth enough to snap it
Just thinking when I last saw this! The anti roll bar was moving left to right rather than twisting, causing the drop links to hit the body. These were with aftermarket bars & were sliding in the bushes. Think they re-made the bars with collars either side of the arb mounts to hold them in place.
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