ARB drop links - life ??

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kittylover

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Jun 15, 2012
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Hi all

Can anybody tell me the ball-park expected lifetime of the ARB drop-links ? I replaced one on the front last year, now I have one on the back needs doing.
Are they something that needs doing every couple o'years ? Or can I expect 5 years or more ? Just wondering.

Cheers
 
Depends on the quality of the replacement parts. I've had Delphi ( supposedly good quality) drop links fail after 12 months. I've also had cheapo ones fail in less than 3 months.
 
kittylover said:
Hi all

Can anybody tell me the ball-park expected lifetime of the ARB drop-links ? I replaced one on the front last year, now I have one on the back needs doing.
Are they something that needs doing every couple o'years ? Or can I expect 5 years or more ? Just wondering.

Cheers
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depends on the type of road and how often you drive your car, best practice is to replace as a pair and they are only cheap (y) I usually get about 2 to 3 years out of a set of front drop links and an extra couple of year out of the rears but I have front and rear strut braces fitted and punish my car on the windy b roads :devilish:
 
I have replaced my front ones twice in 3 years and my rear ones the same as well. I also run front and rear strut braces as well. I find they do not last very long but I am guessing that is there job on the car as well, to take all the punishment from our fine UK roads.
 
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