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Offline dom

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Re: These drop links ok if it's rubbing as my car is to low?
« Reply #1 on: 09 May 2014, 20:39 »
What's rubbing, arb on driveshaft? If so they may work, but often they don't

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Re: These drop links ok if it's rubbing as my car is to low?
« Reply #2 on: 09 May 2014, 21:22 »
I'm not sure what rubs. I can't do a full lock right I know that.  Turn left fine, on coilovers slammed to the bottom on rear and leveled out on the fronts.

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Re: These drop links ok if it's rubbing as my car is to low?
« Reply #3 on: 09 May 2014, 21:35 »
Is it a metallic grinding noise?

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Re: These drop links ok if it's rubbing as my car is to low?
« Reply #4 on: 09 May 2014, 23:27 »
Yeah, only when I turn right tho.

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Re: These drop links ok if it's rubbing as my car is to low?
« Reply #5 on: 10 May 2014, 03:34 »
Arb replacement is the way to go


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Re: These drop links ok if it's rubbing as my car is to low?
« Reply #6 on: 10 May 2014, 14:07 »
Yup will be ARB meeting driveshaft. Get yourself a TT/S3/R32 ARB and make some drop links up as per the thread Dom put up in the maintenance section


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Re: These drop links ok if it's rubbing as my car is to low?
« Reply #7 on: 10 May 2014, 15:06 »
What so just putting these drop links on won't solve my issue?


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Re: These drop links ok if it's rubbing as my car is to low?
« Reply #8 on: 10 May 2014, 15:12 »
It's hit and miss whether it will TBH


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Re: These drop links ok if it's rubbing as my car is to low?
« Reply #9 on: 10 May 2014, 16:57 »
I had the same issue and have taken wazzer and doms advice, audi tt mk1 ARB £22 arb bushes £5 and all the parts for adj droppings £47

So £75 ish and that will solve it mate, new ARB will go under the driveshaft instead of over and won't rub when slammed
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