Rear Sway Drop Link Bushings

[North Coast Cab]

Can I just replace the rubber on the rear sway bar drop links? I can't seem to find anything on Pelican. It's an '84 for with a later 21mm sway bar.

Thanks, John

[gduke]

No, you need to replace the whole drop link. They're only $35 ea, and take only 10 min. to replace.

[North Coast Cab]

Mine look like this

The ones on Pelican look like this.

John

[Schrup]

Or you can upgrade to these as I did. They are Tarret adjustable rear drop links. The host sells them.

[North Coast Cab]

Paul,
Those are sweet. What does the off center bolt thing do?

John

[gduke]

John, the ones I bought from Pel. are the same as in your pic. Call, the sales dept. They can help you.

[North Coast Cab]

4 Heilm Joints for $130, seems a little outrageous. I'll see if I can locate.

John

[CBRacerX]

I've paid that much for ONE heim joint used on a formula car upright.

Nice item though....

Chris

[Randy Webb]

Heim joints (observe spelling) are common. Do a Google of Froggle.

[CBRacerX]

Equivalent no. In this case, if it breaks, no major catastrophe. On the other hand, if this is on an a-arm, you need to be a bit more discriminating...


Chris

[Jeff Alton]

Those drop links are only 100.00 from the manufacturer. www.tarett.com

Jeff

[Schrup]

Originally posted by North Coast Cab
Paul,
Those are sweet. What does the off center bolt thing do?

John

John, no idea, they didn't come with the drop links, nor were there any directions. Maybe they're a spacer for the bolts that attach them to the bannana arms, although they don't look large enough. When I had my car aligned, the guy advised me to get some spacers so the mono balls were centered in their range of movement.

[Randy Webb]

CBracer - You think they are made of a special alloy?

[Chuck Moreland]

Those adjustable drop links are designed to connect to the spring plates instead of the trailing arms (as the factory links do). They connect to the toe adjustment on the spring plates, hence the eccentric which replaces the factory toe adjuster. So yes, there are some custom made parts there in addition to the 4 rod ends.

[Schrup]

Chuck, any idea why these statements appear on Tarret's web page? Are they marketing the item to be used in a different manner than they were designed?

"Upgrade your stock swaybar with this simple bolt-in replacement for the factory drop links. Adjustable length to eliminate swaybar preload. Oversized, precision Teflon-lined rod-ends for long life, smooth operation, and high-reliability. Eliminates the factory compliant rubber drop link bushings for improved swaybar response. Precisely connects the stock swaybar to the rear trailing arm."

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopcart/911M/POR_911M_suspen_pg5.htm#item12

http://www.tarett.com/911_rear_drop_link.htm

[North Coast Cab]

New Panorama yesterday. Page 28 www.hirschmannusa.com

John

[CBRacerX]

Randy,

I don't think these are particularly special heim joints, they look pretty average from the photo. My comments are simply noting that the cost does not seem outlandish for the product, and 'sourcing your own' may not really save you any money (given there are a couple of custom machined parts there also).

Cheers,

Chris

[Chuck Moreland]

Originally posted by Schrup
Chuck, any idea why these statements appear on Tarret's web page? Are they marketing the item to be used in a different manner than they were designed?

"Upgrade your stock swaybar with this simple bolt-in replacement for the factory drop links. Adjustable length to eliminate swaybar preload. Oversized, precision Teflon-lined rod-ends for long life, smooth operation, and high-reliability. Eliminates the factory compliant rubber drop link bushings for improved swaybar response. Precisely connects the stock swaybar to the rear trailing arm."

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopcart/911M/POR_911M_suspen_pg5.htm#item12

http://www.tarett.com/911_rear_drop_link.htm

Drop links provided with Tarett sway bars can be attached to either the trailing arm or the spring plate. The spring plate is recommended and offers greater range of motion.

I assume their adjustable drop links offer similar attachment choices.

In any event, that is what those eccentrics pictured are for - spring plate attachment.