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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 02:57 PM
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dumb question but how many drop links does a bugeye have per side? mine failed for play in the nearside rear upper

"anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush nearside rear upper"

is there 2 per side or am i finally losing the plot?

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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 03:12 PM
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Only 1 drop link per side, but each drop link has 2 ends. An upper end and a lower end. I suspect the upper end (bit attached to the anti-roll bar) has play on the nearside.
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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 03:14 PM
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thanks, where the best place to look for decent replacments?
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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 03:16 PM
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What year and model of of Impreza do you have?
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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Autotweek
What year and model of of Impreza do you have?
It's a 03 blobeye
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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 05:12 PM
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i got mine from europarts,bog standard but do the job
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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by john_d
It's a 03 blobeye
Wrx or sti as they are different
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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 11:06 PM
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If you're replacing one then I would recommend changing both for uprated items and personally I would go for some heavy duty mounts and a better ARB if they are all still standard.
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Old Sep 7, 2016 | 08:49 PM
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its a wrx
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Old Sep 7, 2016 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by SirFozzalot
If you're replacing one then I would recommend changing both for uprated items and personally I would go for some heavy duty mounts and a better ARB if they are all still standard.
its all standard at present, what website is best for uprated parts?
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Old Sep 7, 2016 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by john_d
its all standard at present, what website is best for uprated parts?
You only need to go uprated if your changing the roll bar, do both there not expensive and an easy job DIY
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Old Sep 7, 2016 | 10:11 PM
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You can get oem aluminium ones from import car parts.
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Old Sep 7, 2016 | 10:14 PM
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http://www.importcarparts.co.uk/part...y=&searchPart=
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Old Sep 7, 2016 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by stamina_daddy
i think it failed on the rear drop link?

"anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush nearside rear upper"
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Old Sep 7, 2016 | 10:27 PM
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http://www.importcarparts.co.uk/part...y=&searchPart=
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Whiteline from Demon tweeks.
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Old Sep 10, 2016 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by The Pink Ninja
Wrx or sti as they are different
No they're not

Only 05 widetrack sti on is different
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