Staffs + Droplinks

**jlock** · 8th February 2010, 23:35

Well as the title says my car has a horrible graunching noise coming from the front and have been told to change the droplinks. Now ive had a quick look on ebay and have found a couple of different ones but is there any difference in quality between them or are they all much the same just more expensive?
Heres the ones i found:
Cheap ones
More expensive
Most expensive

And lastly of all... Is there anyone in and around Staffs that would be willing to lend a driveway and tools to give me a hand fitting them? I might even throw in a mcd's for lunch for lunch if your lucky

**Jezzy** · 8th February 2010, 23:49

Find a mate with Vauxhall Trade Club membership....the price of the most expensive on your list of three above is what I paid at the Vx dealer, using Vx TC.

**jlock** · 8th February 2010, 23:51

Never thought of the dealers!

**plasma** · 9th February 2010, 00:14

Using the £8 ones on ebay, no probs with them so far

**jlock** · 9th February 2010, 00:21

Thats good to know

Anyone else? Id be happy to save the pennies if i can, but if im going to have to replace them again when the more expensive ones would have lasted alot longer i would rather spend the extra...

How long have you had them plasma?

**Jezzy** · 9th February 2010, 00:26

I had mine replaced under a non-Vauxhall warranty, and non-OEM parts were fitted. 12,000 miles later they were making a noise again, so that's why I've fitted genuine Vauxhall ones this time.

**jlock** · 9th February 2010, 00:26

Whilst im at it is there anything else i should change, like bushes etc..?

**Jezzy** · 9th February 2010, 00:28

ARB bushes....makes sense to do them at the same time as you have to undo one of the two drop link bolts to do the bush anyway.

**jlock** · 9th February 2010, 09:44

Thats the ones, these are the ones who people have been having problems with getting the wrong sizes? I take it its best to get these from the dealers

**Jezzy** · 9th February 2010, 12:34

Originally Posted by jlock

Thats the ones, these are the ones who people have been having problems with getting the wrong sizes? I take it its best to get these from the dealers

Yes, but even they say they can't tell what size bushes you have on your car already unless you read the part number off them, but as they're cheap it's worth buying both sizes and then returning the size you didn't need; but also bear in mind that lower powered Vecs with non-sports suspension won't have the larger size ARB, so that narrows it down a bit.