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uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« on: October 20, 2009, 04:44:05 pm »
OK, following on from Mats thread here - http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1513 - I need to seriously address the standard ARB drop links.

I'm running the Whiteline adjustable ARBs front and rear, and have already had the rear drop links replaced once, about three months ago, and that was after only two months on the softest rear setting.  Now running at medium front and rear - and the fronts are quite 'sloppy', and the rears looked well fooked after just another couple of months - so the drop links are defo a weak link.

So what are the full options for uprated ARB drop links, ta muchly!  :happy2:
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 04:55:51 pm »
Kw do fronts and bsh and neuspeed do rears that I know of
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 04:57:47 pm »
They are the only one's I know of too Matt. The BSH one's look the most substantial.
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 05:00:35 pm »
So does anyone do a matched pair?

I quite like my socks to match my Y-fronts!  :evilgrin: (cue some funny pic from Top Cat!)

And linkies to the KW, BSH and Neuspeed ones, TVM.
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 05:01:29 pm »
I know they cost abit but these solved my knocking rear arb problem and they look ace too
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009, 05:18:25 pm »
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009, 05:44:48 pm »
Quote from: Hurdy on October 20, 2009, 05:18:25 pm
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81638

Don't really think those BSHs are as good as the Neuspeed ones!

Any others?
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2009, 05:56:08 pm »
I would defo buy the neuspeed rears over the bsh ones just down the design and the angle of how they join to the arb and the car
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2009, 06:10:15 pm »
I think Whiteline do their own, they're in the Tweeks catalogue. MKV specific rears and universal fronts in various lengths.
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2009, 05:36:44 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on October 20, 2009, 06:10:15 pm
I think Whiteline do their own, they're in the Tweeks catalogue. MKV specific rears and universal fronts in various lengths.

I found the Whiteline rose-jointed universal drop links, but I couldn't find any specific to the Mk5?  Or did you mean those S shaped poly bush drop links?
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2009, 08:58:55 pm »
Sean, someone gave me a nod about this question, so as I pointed you in the direction initially I'll help as much as I can - I'm not a complete tool.

I've tried looking on their website and it is a bit of a mess with lots of stuff missing. However, in their Motorsport (red) catalogue there's 3 listings for droplinks:

The Spherical droplinks for the MKV rear, the 'S' shaped ones and the universal ones. There's no picture of the latter, so it's hard to know if it will work? You'll probably know better once you've had chance to look yourself.

The latter I think is the ones you'd be interested in for the front (myself too actually), they come in 2 different types; bushed and something else that escapes me at the moment as I've left the catalogue in work. There's about 10 different adjustable lengths of each ranging from 90-100ish mm up to 380-400ish mm from memory.

I guess it's a case of measuring the GTI's fronts and seeing if there's something applicable.
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2009, 09:14:07 pm »
whats the going rate for these then. they look quite good. coming with camber plates and drop links its quite a complete kit
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2009, 11:43:34 am »
Quote from: MAT ED30 on October 20, 2009, 04:55:51 pm
Kw do fronts and bsh and neuspeed do rears that I know of
MATT ED30 - Thanks for the info.  Just got myself a set of BSH drop links at a bargain!!! Can't wait for them to arrive...  :pomppomp:
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
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Re: uprated ARB drop links - front and rear
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2009, 03:46:16 pm »
Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on October 24, 2009, 11:43:34 am
Just got myself a set of BSH drop links at a bargain!!! Can't wait for them to arrive...  :pomppomp:

Did you get those drop links yet?
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