#1: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: 206gt160, Location: BlackburnPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:35 am ---- Im currently looking at buying some Motorsport drop links but I am not with the car to measure their length and whether they are 10 or 12mm stud size?
If anyone could help me out I would be very greatful.
#2: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 3:46 pm ---- Go on. What's the point?
#3: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: 206gt160, Location: BlackburnPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 3:57 pm ---- Well the point is I want some uprated adjustable motorsport drop links, so I need to know the length of the original ones and also the thread size due to not having the car in front of me to check myself.
#4: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: Project2062014, Location: CornwallPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:29 pm ---- How do they adjust ? I've got some new at home . Il post my findings when I return .
#5: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: 206gt160, Location: BlackburnPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:41 pm ---- Thanks project.. they are very similar to a turnbuckle if you know what they are. They are heavy duty the ones I am looking at buying so they will stand upto track days a hell of a sight better than the oem units. It also gives you adjustment over your front antiroll bars slightly. Interested in seeing how lengthening and shortening them affects laps on the track. I know some people dissaprove of adjustable units but I ant to find out for myself what advantages and disadvantages are.
#6: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: Project2062014, Location: CornwallPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 6:19 pm ---- Looking at 10mm stud size .
Overall length is 370mm .. Stud to stud distance from the centre point to centre point of the stud . 335 mm ..
#7: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: 206gt160, Location: BlackburnPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 2:11 am ---- Thanks a lot pal thats just what I needed to know.
#8: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: Project2062014, Location: CornwallPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 3:43 am ---- How do they adjust & what affect does the adjustment have ?
Just read your post Doh .
I guess it would just put a pre load on the anti roll .
Make the ride slightly stiffer on turn in? ..
just get a thicker anti roll bar ?? Is that possible ??
#9: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: 206gt160, Location: BlackburnPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 6:48 am ---- For now I'm going to test out the drop links pal. Yes your right they put a preload on the anti roll bars and will make it stiffer on turn in etc.
You can get uprated bars for other car so I presume you can for the 206, also I think the gti 180 may be slightly thicker than the gti bar. Not 100 percent on that.
#10: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: 206gt160, Location: BlackburnPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 6:52 am ----
Project2062014 wrote:
Looking at 10mm stud size .
Overall length is 370mm .. Stud to stud distance from the centre point to centre point of the stud . 335 mm ..
Is it definitely metric and not imperial? Did you use digital calipers to measure
#11: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: oldskoolz, Location: LondonPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:01 am ----
206gt160 wrote:
For now I'm going to test out the drop links pal. Yes your right they put a preload on the anti roll bars and will make it stiffer on turn in etc.
You can get uprated bars for other car so I presume you can for the 206, also I think the gti 180 may be slightly thicker than the gti bar. Not 100 percent on that.
180 definitely has a thicker ARB front and rear
#12: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:18 am ----
oldskoolz wrote:
206gt160 wrote:
For now I'm going to test out the drop links pal. Yes your right they put a preload on the anti roll bars and will make it stiffer on turn in etc.
You can get uprated bars for other car so I presume you can for the 206, also I think the gti 180 may be slightly thicker than the gti bar. Not 100 percent on that.
180 definitely has a thicker ARB front and rear
Depends on the year of manufacture, Early 138's had a 20mm anti roll bar, 180's had a 21mm throughout production and later 138's had a 22mm bar.
#13: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: 206gt160, Location: BlackburnPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:36 am ---- I have the earlier model 99 reg, what year are the 22mm bars on?
Where you stating front arb or rear arb
#14: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:38 am ----
206gt160 wrote:
I have the earlier model 99 reg, what year are the 22mm bars on?
Where you stating front arb or rear arb
You'r will be the 20mm, I can't remember the changeover year but I know my 2003 GTi has the 22mm
And front ARB this is relating to.
#15: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:48 am ---- So little benefit from adjustable drop links but no mention of doing significant stuff like uprating torsion bars and the rear ARB. Don't waste your money.
#16: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: 206gt160, Location: BlackburnPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 2:45 pm ---- Edward adjustable drop links are much stronger than standard units. Also I am uprating torsion bars and arb front and rear and thats the I want the adjustables so I can improve the bigger bars even further, also uprating all the bushes i.e wishbones, arb, engine with powerflex units. This combined with my Avo coilover units amd I think the handling will be superb.
#17: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: kandlbarrett, Location: SwindonPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 2:50 am ---- I am confused! Surely an anti roll bar is fully floating and free to rotate; the load is only caused when one wheel lifts in relation to the other and that load is transferred through the bar to try and lift the other wheel thus keeping the car flatter in the bends and preventing roll. The only thing I can imagine adjustable drop links doing would be shortening one side in relation to the other for oval circuits or on a circuit with lots more LH bends than right. You could then preload to reduce roll in LH but the RH although fewer would have more roll as the unwinding preloaded bar would initially work with the roll rather than against it. have I missed something obvious here?
Heavier links to cope with racing I almost understand but race circuits are much smoother than our pot hole ridden streets and the forces on a circuit are not likely to exceed that caused by hitting a pot hole with one wheel and all that sudden force as that wheel is hammered up and down while the other stays flat.
#18: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: 206gt160, Location: BlackburnPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 8:34 am ---- The car needs driving on these potholed roads to these circuits and this is what I want to be able to do, adjust the preload and do it in a matter of seconds with ease to test out what and how the car will react as stated a few posts back. The main thing is for heavy duty side of things with the added bonus of being able to do these fine adjustments on certain circuits.
#19: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: kandlbarrett, Location: SwindonPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 5:09 pm ---- You talk of preload. The only thing you can do via the adjustable ARB drop links is load one side more in relation to the other. Is that what you are trying to achieve?
#20: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: Project2062014, Location: CornwallPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 6:32 pm ---- Just use standard drop links . Get adjustable top mounts they will be worth every penny on or off the track !
22mm anti roll bar . 22 torsion bars in rear . Some 16/55/215 tyres and lightweight wheels . Red stuff brake pads .oil cooler !
Wasting money time and energy with a drop link .
#21: Re: Does anyone know the length of the drop links on the Gti Author: 206gt160, Location: BlackburnPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 8:00 pm ----
kandlbarrett wrote:
You talk of preload. The only thing you can do via the adjustable ARB drop links is load one side more in relation to the other. Is that what you are trying to achieve?
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