jackal2513

just posting on the off chance .. i anyoen runinng this combination ?

I found out the hard way today that the rear RS drop links are nowhere near long enough for the fixed droplink mounts on the Rear KW.

I made some custom brackets today which extend down from the droplink mount but was wondering if there is a more elegant solution. Longre droplinks perhaps ? A proper machined bracket ?


regards

Rich

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I have KW Club Sports and TRG Sways, i ended up having some custom droplinks made with rodends, I will try and find a pic and post.

jackal2513

that would be great

if you have a length measurement as well.. from one shaft to the other ?

I found that my mount point was too high by around 5cm

I made some custom brackets but I thuink they need to move outward as well as downward, sort of away from the damper body a bit more

when i compress the suspension the top of the droplink looks a bit too deformed as its bent too far outboard toward the damper

David in LA

Which KWs are you using? The PO installed V2s with RS sways on my car.

jackal2513

Var3 mine are

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I haven't had a chance to get pics as yet, however, the links that I had made are 185mm (current setting, adjustable with rod ends).

As a point of reference my car was about 15mm below RS height.

mcipseric

I have both the KWv3s and RS Sways new in the box, waiting for a time to get them installed. Let me know your solution please!

jackal2513

thanks Steven,

can you give me the details of who made them for you and price ?

Martin S.

Guys,

I have the TRG sways, had lots of grief with the 993RS drop links, broke a few. Then I got the adjustable drop links from Tarrett Engineering in San Diego, voila! Problem solved. I have had no more drop link problems.

Ask for Ira when you call Tarrett.

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I designed them myself (made a model one out of pipe) then took it to a local machine shop and said make these for me. I think it cost me about $100 for the links and then $40 or so for the rod ends.

I didn't get a chance to get some pics (was at the track all weekend) I need to do some suspension work this week so will be under the car and will be able to get some pics then. Sorry about the delay.

The Taretts are great (i have them on the front) and Ira is awesome, great service. You could potentially use the front taretts on the rear however they would have to be bent RS link style.

jackal2513

thanks very much

presumably tarrett doesn't make a link that is bent with a curve in it though

this is what is needed for the rear RS bar

I think I might see if a metalworker near me can machine me two nice brackets

I have bent and re-drilled mine a little so they are almost good enough to use as templates. The way I designed them was so that when the car is at rest, looking from the back of the car the droplink is vertical with the top ball joint end level (left to right) with the bottom ball joint end and the link running perfectly vertical. Is this the way they should be ?

Martin S.

I have TRG 22mm bars on the rear. The links I got from Ira did not need bending. My sway bars are under the toe links, not over as some are mounted.

Ira knows what you need, + they are adjustable to dial out any pre-load.

jackal2513

ok, thanks
who are IRA ?

I am in the uk here so no idea who they might be

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Ira is the owner of Tarett Engineering, great service.

http://www.tarett.com/

jackal2513

ok thanks guys

sadly Tarrett can't do anything curved with an adjustable length