I fitted new ARB links to the front a couple of weeks ago as they were knocking. The old old ones were shot and after fitting them I felt an immediate improvement in the ride and the front felt a lot firmer than before. It got me thinking that if the fronts were shot, then the rears cant be that far behind. So I set about fitting the rears today and was amazed at the improvement. The whole car feels more responsive now and the rear end (forgive the phrase) has tightened up no end. My car had only covered 57,000miles and thats not a great deal for the ARB links to be worn out in.

For the cost it might be worth changing them as a service item every 40,000 miles, as they have made a massive improvement to the cars handling. I am not bothering with uprated ARBS as the OE ones are more than enough and I do not want the car any firmer than it is now.

I've had several cars where drop links have been 'service' items.... Cheap and gives a fresh feel to the car.

Best was rose jointed ones as you could preload them as well - also the worst as they lasted a whole 3k miles on the road before rattling beneath your feet. Rose joints are best left for track day cars and exotica! Still pretty cheap though for the feel (currently do 400 - 500 mile a week so perhaps a tad expensive..)

New rear drop links will go a long way to curing your uneven rear tyre wear also.

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It will be no consolation but my front ARL's were changed on my Fiat Van at 9400 and 11 months old...............a common fault I hear.

It makes you wonder what car components are made of these days. They should last a lot longer than they are doing.

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Recycled milk bottle lids?

very cheap cheap stuff.