Hi all,
Would there be any benefit of using aftermarket adjustable drop links (i.e. tarett ones) with OEM sway bars?
Did a few searches here and on the Internet, and the comments were generally from people with aftermarket sway bars. So I'm wondering whether it's just a waste of money if I only have
Bilstein Damptronic
coilovers (lowered about 10mm from stock) while running on stock sway bars in all four corners.
I'm only thinking about getting aftermarket drop links because I have a store credit with a vendor, and I can't see anything else I could use from them other than drop links. Part of the reason is also due to the fact that I live in Asia, so gotta pick something smaller to minimize cost of shipping. I'm actually relatively happy with the OEM sway bars in the mean time in terms of handling, and don't want to spend money on upgrading the sway bars in near term as well.
Thanks
The one benefit of the tarett links is they don't require the use of a thin wrench to tighten them down during installation. I don't think there is any performance difference. I have them because my rear stock units wilted with the TPC sway bar installed.
They could also help eliminate any "pre-load" on the anti-roll bar caused by slight ride height variation. Probably not noticeable.
One thing to consider is most aftermarket drop links like Tarett is they will start making racket and clanking after they loosen up over time. Anze makes some adjustable links from OEM links so they don't clank.
Thanks guys.
i guess I will check out other products to use up the store credits with Tarett then
Consider Camber Plates or Lower Control Arms, they will give you a little more negative camber.
Going to ask an even noobier question. While I have a good understanding of what most suspension pieces do; what do drop links do exactly?
for stock sways and suspension those links are absolutely worthless for you.
even possible cause for noise and clank problems.
IMO - skip them.
Ya, I thought about LCAs too. My car is actually more of a daily driver than a dedicated track car. It will probably see 3 to 4 days of DE max a year, so I don't need to dial in too much negative camber either. I'm running around -1.5 in front and -1.8 in rear (if i remember correctly) with
Bilstein coilovers
and other stock bits.
Personally not a fan of camber plates, and there is a risk of not passing local DOT inspection in where I live.
Anyway, thanks for the feedback guys. Maybe I'll add a bit more and get an IPD Competition Plenum or something then ...
Croc999 also mentioned drop link clank. Just chiming in with my personal experience, but I have had Tarett drop links on my
Cayman
for about 18 months and driven at least 20k miles during this time. I've never noticed any noise from them. Of course, YMMV.
I've heard adjustable links can be useful in corner balancing the car, can anyone verify that?
yes. kinda.
you need to have an adjustable suspension first - height adjustability is definitely a must. spring compression/preload adjustability IIRC is also required.
Adj drop links serve two purposes:
1.Stiffer because they use heim joints there's no compliance like the factory joint. This quickens transient response.
2.Removing Pre-load, from the bar. When the car is level there should be no twisting of the bar. If the bar is twisting when the car is static its acting as a spring.
carl
Hi all,
Are drop links necessary if I am going to lower with coilovers and upgrade sway bars?
Also are adjustable droplinks necessary for all 4 corners? Wanting to go Tarrett F/R sway bars and PSS9, and Powergrid droplinks for 90%street/10% track duty
