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Shortened drop links?

  • 15-03-2017 8:57pm
    #1
    Conorh123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭


    Are you supposed to put in shortened drop links if you lower a car , my passat is lowered but there is normal drop links in it and there knocking now so going to change them , just wondering should I put in shortened droplinks


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    How lowered is it?


  • #3
    blackbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,715 ✭✭✭blackbox


    I wouldn't think so. The wheels aren't in a different position to where they could be if you hit a bump when not lowered. The ARB should just rotate slightly.


  • #4
    Conorh123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Conorh123


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    How lowered is it?

    I don't know to be honest but roughly about an inch over alloy , 18 inch alloys on it


  • #5
    Conorh123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Conorh123


    blackbox wrote: »
    I wouldn't think so. The wheels aren't in a different position to where they could be if you hit a bump when not lowered. The ARB should just rotate slightly.

    Would shortened ones be any harm as the previous owner gave me two shortened drop links cause he was going to change them ?


  • #6
    rex-x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,893 ✭✭✭rex-x


    Generally you want longer droppings when lowered, not shorter ones


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  • #7
    hi5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭hi5


    The drop links are usually fitted to the A arms which go up closer to the chassis/body as the car is lowered, so there is a chance the links will touch something, fit the short ones, it only takes a few minutes.


  • #8
    Conorh123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Conorh123


    hi5 wrote: »
    The drop links are usually fitted to the A arms which go up closer to the chassis/body as the car is lowered, so there is a chance the links will touch something, fit the short ones, it only takes a few minutes.

    Thanks , it's only a matter of un bolting them then put in new ones and jack up the frame it connects to


  • #9
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    You don't need shortened drop links. The reason theyre knocking is because the lowered suspension wore them out prematurely, fit OE quality new ones but don't expect them to last as long as they would in a car that wasn't lowered, that's just one of the pitfalls of lowering a car.


  • #10
    Conorh123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Conorh123


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    You don't need shortened drop links. The reason theyre knocking is because the lowered suspension wore them out prematurely, fit OE quality new ones but don't expect them to last as long as they would in a car that wasn't lowered, that's just one of the pitfalls of lowering a car.

    Shortened drop links came with the car cause they were knocking , would it be any harm if I put them in then replace them with the original size once their knocking


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