Phil Hancock Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Disco 1 1989 on a G plate. The poxy ball joint that is integral with the drop arm has play in it again. So i want to change over to a drop arm with both ball joints on the drag link. But looking in the parts book the drop arm and box both change at the same time to different part numbers, looking at pt numbers also shows that the tab washer is a different size on the later box. So will the later pattern drop arm fit the splines of the earlier box?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyninety Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 yes all drop arms will fit the splines. (that i am aware of, 6 bolt 3 bolt and 4 bolt that i have in my possession have the same spline) I am currently thinking about swapping on a discovery/range rover drop arm to eliminate the terrible dreaded defender drop arm ball joint. You will however have to move the steering damper to the rear of the axle. Same as a disco/rrc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 You can keep the steering damper on the drag link. You can buy the damper mount for a defender and weld it on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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