Drop Link Damage

[nkwrx]

Had the car jacked up today and noticed damage to my offside rear alloy drop link.

could it be it's the ARB hitting on it thats caused this? and more importantly is it dangerous?

Car is MY06 WRX. They(ARB & DP) were fitted less than a year ago at Hypertech

Thanks in advance....

[emoe]

Had the car jacked up today and noticed damage to my offside rear alloy drop link.

could it be it's the ARB hitting on it thats caused this? and more importantly is it dangerous?

Car is MY06 WRX. They(ARB & DP) were fitted less than a year ago at Hypertech

Thanks in advance....

Looks like flex in the bushes (which is normal) is causing the drop link to rub on the ARB. Its not all that bad, have seen some really bad!

If youre worried, get Hypertech to check the bushes in the ARB and drop link arent loose. but id wager that its just flex.

[nkwrx]

Thanks for the quick reply emoe, feel a bit better about it now

[emoe]

Youre welcome. Just make sure the bolts on the ARB and Link are tight, and theres not too much movement sideways on the link. It will move some, and this is normally caused with heavy cornering.

its certainly not dangerous at present. Obviously if the Bushes are bad, they can fail, that will leave you with no ARB force on the back, making it a bit wibbly.

[fai17]

I would get it checked out by Duncan..

[jae]

I had similar with mine, found my ARB wasn't as tight as it could have been

[nkwrx]

I would get it checked out by Duncan..

Peter, will do. Will give Duncan a phone tomorrow.

I had similar with mine, found my ARB wasn't as tight as it could have been

jae, thanks for that mate.