Hey guys!
More of a warning then anything - my FK droplinks have broken. I've had a terrible knocking noise for around 6 months now and couldnt work out what was causing it....
I've changed wishbone bushes, engine mounts and bought some top mount bushes to fit. As the garage went to fit them today, removed the drop link and that is what was causing it. The drivers side drop link, the ball joints had broken.
So - instead of buying more aftermarket droplinks, which are obviously inferior in quality, it was time to find something more OEM.
Standard Ibiza droplinks are approx 270mm long, the FK shorter droplinks are about 240mm long. Of course, this caused a problem!
After searching, found out that Ford Puma (=very gay car) but has droplinks of approx 238mm, and they are angled the same way as the Ibiza ones! Result! Bought one for about £12, fitted it, what a treat, no more knocking and hopefully, a much better quality droplink! So, fits the same and is much shorter! Hopefully this info will prove helpful to all those who experience broken FK droplinks. I know sooty22 had exactly the same problems.
Maybe make this thread sticky? Or easy to find?
Hope this helps guys!
More of a warning then anything - my FK droplinks have broken. I've had a terrible knocking noise for around 6 months now and couldnt work out what was causing it....
I've changed wishbone bushes, engine mounts and bought some top mount bushes to fit. As the garage went to fit them today, removed the drop link and that is what was causing it. The drivers side drop link, the ball joints had broken.
So - instead of buying more aftermarket droplinks, which are obviously inferior in quality, it was time to find something more OEM.
Standard Ibiza droplinks are approx 270mm long, the FK shorter droplinks are about 240mm long. Of course, this caused a problem!
After searching, found out that Ford Puma (=very gay car) but has droplinks of approx 238mm, and they are angled the same way as the Ibiza ones! Result! Bought one for about £12, fitted it, what a treat, no more knocking and hopefully, a much better quality droplink! So, fits the same and is much shorter! Hopefully this info will prove helpful to all those who experience broken FK droplinks. I know sooty22 had exactly the same problems.
Maybe make this thread sticky? Or easy to find?
Hope this helps guys!