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Title: Drop links
Post by: hardmonkeys on 19 June 2015, 20:33

Can someone do me a favour...

Get me a pic of how the drop links line up with the wishbones on a 16v set up, I've replaced wishbones, ball joints and drop links, as well as ARB bushes( they were a sh!t) but now the drop links sit against the wheel...not good...any pictures of your set up, will be good!

Thanks

Title: Re: Drop links
Post by: gasketface on 19 June 2015, 22:48

I'm betting you have put the wishbones on upside down,i.e. the nearside one fitted to the offside

Pics here may help

http://www.mk3golfowners.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4124

Title: Re: Drop links
Post by: hardmonkeys on 20 June 2015, 07:35

Judging from those pictures, I'm not sure what I've done, but I have put them on the correct way, it's almost as if the ARB is too long. I'm off on my holidays today, so it'll have to wait till I get back but it's something to have a good look at, while I'm sitting in the caravan in the pouring rain  :grin: let's hope I can get a good 3G/4G signal on the iPad.   :grin:

Thanks for that Gasketface

Title: Re: Drop links
Post by: gazareth on 20 June 2015, 13:14

did you fit the right wishbones?

Title: Re: Drop links
Post by: hardmonkeys on 20 June 2015, 13:59

I've converted my 8v auto to 16v manual so I was going to take the wishbones off the donor car, but they were shot, so I ordered some more with the donor car details, so yes, I hope so. They did look very similar when I checked them against each other.

Title: Re: Drop links
Post by: gazareth on 20 June 2015, 14:05

ah ok. I would double check anyway. what about the wheels your using? maybe they are to small diameter or wrong offset?

Title: Re: Drop links
Post by: hardmonkeys on 21 June 2015, 07:32

Using the wheels that came off the donor gti. Will have a proper gander when I'm home