ford mondeo drop links

[noone]

Today I received and installed the Whiteline droplinks.

I bought these as I have not been completely happy with my suspension since I had a fair amount of work done (control arm bushes, AP Coilovers, front swaybar, brakes, etc). Honestly, I bought these as they were going reasonably cheap and I have a habbit of wanting to try out different equipment to see what (if any) difference it makes.

I've had a number of small issues that I have had trouble finding a resolution for. The main issue I've had has been a jarring or slight crahing through the suspension when the road surface suddenly dips. In Sydney there appears to be a lot of roadworks that are poorly patched. when going over sections of road with a lower height, the suspension felt like it fell away and then banged into the new road height. As I've upgraded a lot of components at the same time, I assumed it was one of these... As the suspension I bought was cheap, I assumed the shocks may be a cheap design or manufacture.

The whiteline product are designed to provide a firmer link between the suspension and the droplink. If you have removed the stock droplinks, you may have noticed they are very 'soft' and have a lot of play in them. This is fine and probably a good match for the rest of the stock suspension. With a stiffer front sway, the OEM links seemed to have some play in them which reduced the connection to the front sway sometimes.

I'm not sure if there would be much benefit when used with the stock front swaybar, but with the stiffer whiteline sway, I think they work very well.

So, what do they look like:



The stock ones are on the bottom of the Pic.



Install:

Noting much to it. Took about 1/2 hour, biggest pain was attaching the new links with the car on the ground. Difficult with a lowered car with front lip.
Results:

I'm a happy boy. Small changes in the road surface dont make the car crash around like they used to. It was not horrific, but with so many components being changed to stiffer versions, I was wary of my passengers comfort.

I feel that the OEM droplinks with the whiteline bar were a poor match. I think the stiff bar made the ball-joint in the OEM link slop around, creating poor load balance on the swaybar. The whole front end feels a little more direct and definitely better planted when the road surface is not perfect.

Suggestions:

If you've got the whiteline front sway and what I'm saying sounds something like what you're experiencing, it may be worth it. Whiteline make a swaybar and make droplinks. Makes sense to do both at the same time...

Are they suitable for your car:

These droplinks are adjustable, but at their shortest are very close to the length of the stock droplinks. I'm running AP Coilovers which are designed to be used with normal length links. These are NOT suitable for H&R spring with normal shock combos...

[nightphotographer]

Reviving this thread cause I really should change my drop links haha! Anyone got any reccomendations on what to use for near maxed out KW V1's?

[VWindahouse]

Pedders do an adjustable set that works for the Polo. The thread goes all the way down the shaft so you can make them as short as you need.

[noone]

Stock length whatever from ebay UK, as long as they are the same opposing side design.
Short does not go well with the whiteline ARB

[nightphotographer]

Pedders do an adjustable set that works for the Polo. The thread goes all the way down the shaft so you can make them as short as you need.

Don't suppose you know the rough price do you?

I can get the whiteline ones for $150ish - which is okay I guess, but either or really.

[VWindahouse]

I think $120 was the price, maybe less mate.

[waxgti]

bought these.. will know how they go in a few weeks when my kws are installed.

seem a little short to me tho..

2 SHORTENED DROP LINKS FOR LOWERED VW POLO 9N 9N2 9N3 [740228] - £21.01 : veedubmachine, Volkswagen Audi Seat Skoda Porsche spares and accessories

[nightphotographer]

Nice find - I'm in the UK in a few weeks so might bring these back, worth the try...my noises are getting a a lot worse now (I'm about 10mm from max lows at the front) there's some serious grinding going on! Self notch ftw I guess?

[jboogie]

Just got some more Mondeo ones to try and finally get rid of these horrible noises from the front end.

Ruled it down to links and the possible position of the bar..

Got the links for $21 delivered. Chuffed!