Whiteline Adjustable drop links purchased now I've a few question's.

[Jay M1988]

Morning guy's,

 

Done some searching on both google and the forum. Ive seen a few threads but they don't quite answer my questions.

 

Firstly I can work on the 350 as Ive fitted hsd coilovers and changed brakes also.

 

My questions are:

1 - Few threads say fit the drop links/replace with the car on the ground, is this a must? As the car is very hard to work under due to the height of it, can it be jacked up on the front (both sides) to replace both fronts then visa versa the rears.

 

2 - Also people advise to set the links to the oem length then adjust accordingly. Little vague on this one as if I set it to oem id surely have the same knocking problem and would mean Im constantly tinkering dropping the car testing then lifting it back up. Is their not any way of knowing when you've set it to the correct height to take up any slack.

 

Just looking for some help and guidance from people whove fitted the droplinks listed above. Ive also watched the youtube vid and read the whiteline instructions supplied.

 

Much appreciated.

[Richf]

Not used the whiteline ones but have used other adjustable ones

 

1) No issues doing them on a ramp just do one side at a time and the roll bar should stay where its put

 

2) I adjusted mine to the stock length, you will have to expand on your knocking issue

[Jay M1988]

Hey Rich, the knocking began not long after I fitted the coilovers say a few months driving, only on the front it seems but Ive bought all 4 adjustable drop links as I prefer to keep ontop of any wear and tear and refresh the suspension with new parts. To ensure it was the drop links I removed them and tied em away and rolled the car down the road of which it usually knocks due to the ground being uneven, the noise had gone.

 

Ive no access to ramps unfortunately just jacks.

Edited April 19, 2016 by Jay M1988

[Richf]

Probbaly just worn out links then so stock length should be fine , I'm more a fan of stock replacements to be honest , first thing I did to my car was swap out the SPL links for stock ones

 

Doing it on jacks will be fine but might take a little longer

Edited April 19, 2016 by Richf@H-Dev

[Jay M1988]

Cheers Rich, I understand its a simple task swapping out its more the adjustments required

[RobPhoboS]

You can jack the car up, put it on axle stands - fit them at the same length as the originals. Easy.

 

Ideally to adjust them, put blocks of wood under the car, when it's on a flat surface, then you can adjust the lengths shorter/longer as required.

 

See this post:

http://www.350z-uk.c...riving-me-nuts/

 

Or just search on google, doesn't matter what car, the principle is the same.

Edited April 19, 2016 by RobPhoboS

[Hairyaardvark]

Fitted mine last weekend, same length as normal did the trick ... had to encourage the second side of the roll bar 'up' a fraction with a jack to fit the second droplink, once the first had been loosely fitted

[Jay M1988]

Yeh mate I have had the above problem after refitting the oem droplinks when installing coilovers just takes a lil persuasion.

[ZMANALEX]

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