finchyboy

I've had a set of perrin billet droplinks on my car for 6 months and they a rattling like a *******. They can't be knackered already can they ?

Boyakasha

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Oh dear there was a big thread on here about someone who fitted a set of these and there was a war of words between them and TSL saying they had fitted them incorrectly.

172sport

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Yup, they probably are. they are not suited to anything other than a race car IMHO.
Std front ones are perfectly fine no need to change them whatsoever and for the rear get metal poly bushed items, this way you will have no problems at all.
Supposedly uprated is not always best................

finchyboy

You're bloody joking i'll do a search see what i can come up with but i've just driven the car and i'm pretty sure they have given best.

stiscooby

I have a set of whiteline solid alloy drop links on my car and they use to rattle/knock.

Took me a while to work out it was the drop links as on first inspection they looked ok, no warn bushes etc.

On closer inspection (I had to stand in the boot and rock the car side to side while the old man was under the car so he could find where it was knocking) I/we found when the nut was done up tight it wasn't actually nipping the washer up to the droplink so failing to hold the droplink in place/tight, as the nut was at the end of the threads on the bolt. So as soon as the car had some sideways force the droplink would move and knock.

Fixed this by simply adding another washer in so the nut didn't run out of thread.

This might not be your problem but might be worth checking.

chocolate_o_brian

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Sorry, disagree. The standard rubbery/platic front ones are naff in my opinion. When I replaced them on my old Uk classic, for Whiteline droplinks (front and rear) the difference was noticeable. The steel whiteline jobbies don't flex anywhere near as much and thus give a superior feel, even for just normal driving.

All IMHO.

trevsjwood

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I have Perrin rear drop links fitted. After 5-6months heard a knocking on the nearside. On close inspection found the fastening nut had loosened. Tightened up well and it's been fine since, which was good cos it was in my range mechanicly. I got stung for about 3hrs labour when they were fitted with ARB but prehaps they were more difficult than others.

JonMc

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3hrs - sorry mate they saw you coming unless they did a geometry set-up and even then 2 hours tops. On my back, no ramps, I did mine in under an hour.

172sport

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You have mis-read

The std fronts are solid ?????? and i recommended changing the rears to metal type??

Its fact uni-***** are no good on a road car as they are not adequately sealed unlike the std fronts.

tath

Has one of you got an STI and the other not perchance?

172sport

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Jdm, no watered down model for me

bigarf

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need to get my front drop links sorted as the nearside has some play in it.dont now whether to go for perrin or whiteline as ive heard good and bad about both.

tath

Then you've got solids as standard on the front, he's got bendy plastic. Hence the confusioning.