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Today I received and installed the Whiteline droplinks.
I bought these as I have not been completely happy with my suspension since I had a fair amount of work done (control arm bushes, AP Coilovers, front swaybar, brakes, etc). Honestly, I bought these as they were going reasonably cheap and I have a habbit of wanting to try out different equipment to see what (if any) difference it makes.
I've had a number of small issues that I have had trouble finding a resolution for. The main issue I've had has been a jarring or slight crahing through the suspension when the road surface suddenly dips. In Sydney there appears to be a lot of roadworks that are poorly patched. when going over sections of road with a lower height, the suspension felt like it fell away and then banged into the new road height. As I've upgraded a lot of components at the same time, I assumed it was one of these... As the suspension I bought was cheap, I assumed the shocks may be a cheap design or manufacture.
The whiteline product are designed to provide a firmer link between the suspension and the droplink. If you have removed the stock droplinks, you may have noticed they are very 'soft' and have a lot of play in them. This is fine and probably a good match for the rest of the stock suspension. With a stiffer front sway, the OEM links seemed to have some play in them which reduced the connection to the front sway sometimes.
I'm not sure if there would be much benefit when used with the stock front swaybar, but with the stiffer whiteline sway, I think they work very well.
So, what do they look like:
The stock ones are on the bottom of the Pic.
Install:
Noting much to it. Took about 1/2 hour, biggest pain was attaching the new links with the car on the ground. Difficult with a lowered car with front lip.
Results:
I'm a happy boy. Small changes in the road surface dont make the car crash around like they used to. It was not horrific, but with so many components being changed to stiffer versions, I was wary of my passengers comfort.
I feel that the OEM droplinks with the whiteline bar were a poor match. I think the stiff bar made the ball-joint in the OEM link slop around, creating poor load balance on the swaybar. The whole front end feels a little more direct and definitely better planted when the road surface is not perfect.
Suggestions:
If you've got the whiteline front sway and what I'm saying sounds something like what you're experiencing, it may be worth it. Whiteline make a swaybar and make droplinks. Makes sense to do both at the same time...
Are they suitable for your car:
These droplinks are adjustable, but at their shortest are very close to the length of the stock droplinks. I'm running AP Coilovers which are designed to be used with normal length links. These are NOT suitable for H&R spring with normal shock combos...
I bought these as I have not been completely happy with my suspension since I had a fair amount of work done (control arm bushes, AP Coilovers, front swaybar, brakes, etc). Honestly, I bought these as they were going reasonably cheap and I have a habbit of wanting to try out different equipment to see what (if any) difference it makes.
I've had a number of small issues that I have had trouble finding a resolution for. The main issue I've had has been a jarring or slight crahing through the suspension when the road surface suddenly dips. In Sydney there appears to be a lot of roadworks that are poorly patched. when going over sections of road with a lower height, the suspension felt like it fell away and then banged into the new road height. As I've upgraded a lot of components at the same time, I assumed it was one of these... As the suspension I bought was cheap, I assumed the shocks may be a cheap design or manufacture.
The whiteline product are designed to provide a firmer link between the suspension and the droplink. If you have removed the stock droplinks, you may have noticed they are very 'soft' and have a lot of play in them. This is fine and probably a good match for the rest of the stock suspension. With a stiffer front sway, the OEM links seemed to have some play in them which reduced the connection to the front sway sometimes.
I'm not sure if there would be much benefit when used with the stock front swaybar, but with the stiffer whiteline sway, I think they work very well.
So, what do they look like:
The stock ones are on the bottom of the Pic.
Install:
Noting much to it. Took about 1/2 hour, biggest pain was attaching the new links with the car on the ground. Difficult with a lowered car with front lip.
Results:
I'm a happy boy. Small changes in the road surface dont make the car crash around like they used to. It was not horrific, but with so many components being changed to stiffer versions, I was wary of my passengers comfort.
I feel that the OEM droplinks with the whiteline bar were a poor match. I think the stiff bar made the ball-joint in the OEM link slop around, creating poor load balance on the swaybar. The whole front end feels a little more direct and definitely better planted when the road surface is not perfect.
Suggestions:
If you've got the whiteline front sway and what I'm saying sounds something like what you're experiencing, it may be worth it. Whiteline make a swaybar and make droplinks. Makes sense to do both at the same time...
Are they suitable for your car:
These droplinks are adjustable, but at their shortest are very close to the length of the stock droplinks. I'm running AP Coilovers which are designed to be used with normal length links. These are NOT suitable for H&R spring with normal shock combos...
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