Aftermarket Heavy Duty Drop Links

[Icer006]

Hello all. Being a new owner and after doing much research, I've read so many threads where the OEM drop links always break and always require replacement.

I have a 996 C4S and there's a company in San Diego that specializes in heavy duty adjustable drop links for Porsches (race cars, street/track cars, etc). The company is called Tarett Enginerering (www.tarett.com)

I spoke with the owner (Ira) today with the prospect of making a heavy duty droplink with teflon-lined rodends instead of the OEM plasic/rubber bushings for my 4.8is.

This is what it looks like for the 996/997 Porsche:



I realize the cost is much more than the OEM droplinks. The advantage is that these are much heavier duty (track duty, actually, for Porsches) than OEM droplinks and won't bind and pop like the OEM droplinks.

I'm posting this information for those who are looking for a better solution than replacing the OEM droplinks every x months. Obviously, we don't need the adjustability of these drop links but they will be produced as adjustable drop links anyway.

He will be charging $275 for droplinks if there is enough interest. Otherwise, I'll have to have my set custom made from his shop as a one-off item.

What are your thoughts?

Here is what his site says about the droplinks:

Upgrade your stock front swaybar with this simple bolt in replacement for the factory drop links.

Left & right hand threaded rodends allow for simple length adjustment to eliminate swaybar preload.

Correctly sized, precision, Teflon-lined rod-ends for smooth and quiet operation, long life, and high reliability.

No wear and rattling problems, like those seen with other designs, due to undersized or low quality rod ends.

Eliminates the factory compliant plastic drop link bushings that deflect under loading and quickly wear out.

High misalignment, stainless steel spacers allow for superior bind free operation and corrosion resistance.

Precisely connects the stock or adjustable swaybar to the front strut assembly for improved feedback and swaybar response.

Overall length is adjustable to accommodate either stock or adjustable swaybar requirements.