Fitting Droplinks
 

i have a 95 classic,have just bought some poly bushes for the front/rear so while at it will fit new poly drop links

the rear looks easy enough,the front tho, hmm

from what i can see,the original is these

http://www.azmotors.co.uk/ebay/linkbar/ELB109.JPG


yet the new ones are

http://i6.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/00/5e/5136_12.JPG

the fronts being on the bottom right ???

so,i guess i supply my own bolts and replace, do they line up well enoguh going from the old style to these new styles ???

cheers

With the whiteline kit, I fitted, the bolts are included. Jack the car up and support on axle stands then use the jack to move the suspension to allow safe removal of the old dropo links then alignment of the holes on the new items.

Looks like you bought replacements for a car that has plastic front links originally. You'll probably find that you need the same size bolt hole on both sides of the front drop link. It might be easier to buy the correct ones that come with fitting kit.

see,this is where im confused,the small pic is what i have,the ones in the colour pic on the bottom right are the ones supplied (havent bought them yet) so did some classics have what i have and some come with plastic versions of the ones in the colour pic, so they are no good for me as i have the balljoint type and need to swap like for like ??????

The Classic could have plastic front links or ball jointed front links from the factory. Your picture shows the replacements for the plastic links.

These are the ones I use as replacement of the ball jointed links.

For road use: Whiteline Automotive - performance handling and suspension products. car spring coil shock damper swaybar sway bar anti-sway bush bushes australia australian whiteline automotive performance road holding turn-in camber caster toe in vehicle hot 4 v8

For track use only: Whiteline Automotive - performance handling and suspension products. car spring coil shock damper swaybar sway bar anti-sway bush bushes australia australian whiteline automotive performance road holding turn-in camber caster toe in vehicle hot 4 v8

cheers,so the plastic solid ones can replace the balljoint type ?

but by the looks of those whiteline ones you need a spacer or 2 etc to get them to fit,wonder if the cheaper poly ones from flo flex come with spacers/bolts,only one way to find out, i`ll ask !

cheers

you have flo flex that only fit steel bottom arms m8 ,10mm bolt at the top 8mm at the btm . you have alloy sti btm arm fitted. the rear will fit the (c )links
the front wont . you req whiteline klc 32 drop links with all spacers included for sti btm arms
cheers geo :cool:

this is the type you had o/e metal
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...DSCF2564-1.jpg



this is the type you req
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...d/DSCF2421.jpg

cheers for the info,im stilll confused tho,surely the floflex ones are the same as the whiteline ones without the spacers only ?

no m8 there totaly different , on the smaller hole end the width of the casting narrows down also the bush size and crush tube are different .
you would to uprate the bush ,and then the crush tube to 10mm then use longer bolts and spacers not worth the effort bud .
go get the right drop links klc 32 they will bolt right on
cheers geo:thumb:

cheers,its the £90 odd that is stopping me at present,just got some powerflex rear ones for £65 so will have to wait to get the front ones,cheers tho

im guessing these are no good for the fronts of a 95 WRX with alloy bottom arms?

http://i.ebayimg.com/16/!BdP1NP!!mk~...qEmfQ~~_35.JPG