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Uprated droplinks?

Postby Bernard » Mon May 25, 2009 11:35 am

I had the car in the garage the other day for a minor service and I was advised (after a little confusion) to replace my front droplinks.
I had a look for them on Camskill and found these: http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m3b0s10p14944
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Given that I now have a legitimate excuse to upgrade :wink: I was wondering what the consensus was, are they much of an improvement over the standard (1/4 the price) parts?
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Re: Uprated droplinks?

Postby ftokl » Mon May 25, 2009 12:17 pm

The standard ones are not long lasting. I got them from camskill and they only lasted about a year and a half!
Either way, since polyurethene lasts at least four times longer, its worth four times the price. Regardless of preformance, it will mean not having to replace them a year and a half later!!
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Re: Uprated droplinks?

Postby colm_mcm » Mon May 25, 2009 12:31 pm

they look a lot easier to install than the standard ones, 2 normal spanners would do it. you can also shorten them to suit your suspension setup
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Re: Uprated droplinks?

Postby Bernard » Tue May 26, 2009 8:48 pm

I ordered them last night but got a mail from Camskill this morning saying they're out of stock until the end of June :cry:
I should be grand 'til then though.
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Re: Uprated droplinks?

Postby Bernard » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:42 pm

These finally arrived a few days ago, car's in the garage now.
Should be back tomorrow complete with new bushes :D
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Re: Uprated droplinks?

Postby colm_mcm » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:34 pm

lazy individual that wouldn't do it yourself :)
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Re: Uprated droplinks?

Postby Bernard » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:58 pm

All I'm lacking is the time, space, tools and know-how... besides the bushes are meant to be a female dog.
(Dropping subframes- no thanks).
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Re: Uprated droplinks?

Postby gt94 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:58 am

Your not wrong there bernard i done the bushes on my old gpx and i dont think i cussed so much in my whole life i would rather have teeth pulled but im running low on them as it is :(
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Re: Uprated droplinks?

Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:42 pm

sorry to dig this up..but how did you get on Berno..much of a diff?
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Re: Uprated droplinks?

Postby Bernard » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:22 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:sorry to dig this up..but how did you get on Berno..much of a diff?


Sorry I never closed this off, yes Muad, big difference.
I'm not sure how much was the bushes and how much was the droplinks but the car felt way tighter afterwards.

If you're thinking about a set for yourself, I'd confirm stock before you order.
I was waiting for ages, not Camskill's fault but still...
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