308 gt4 stabilizer drop link

Can anyone tell me the correct plating on the drop links? Cadmium?

Any link or previous thread on 308 suspension plating?

grazie!

 

Drop links for the anti roll bars? They are natural aluminum on mine.

 

Yes drop links for the sway bars…. Ill double check but I took a magnet to one…steel

thx!

 

Interesting. Mine are off the car ('77 US spec) while the sway bars are being powder coated, and are assuredly a non magnetic light alloy, which appears to be aluminum to me.

 

Do you mean the bracket that encapsulates the orange sway bar bush ? If so it’s a yellow metal ( when cleaned up - oops !) and suspect “cadmium “ plated ?

See here apologies it’s dirty as the car isn’t a show pony .
Drop links are plain alloy uncoated as you can see . As mentioned the bar is black paint .

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Nope, my D brackets were black factory… drop link can be seen on your car hanging down far left….my car 1975 gt4 Dino

thx!

 

I’ll double check w a magnet, but pretty sure mine are steel definitely factory….

 

Pretty sure mine are aluminium. 78 308GT4

 

Just checked with 2 ogther owners in UK. Definitely cast alu.

 

My 79 gt4 they're aluminum

 

Definitely steel, my guess nickel plated
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The SPC illustrations show that in 1976 that the link is like yours (with the round shape between the two ends), but by circa 1978 it had changed to the Aluminum pieces (with more of a "cross-shaped" shape between the two ends) like shown in post #5 -- and if you ordered one of the earlier 107334 (rear) or 103425 (front) now, you'd probably get the later Aluminum style. Based on the timeframe, I'd guess that a steel suspension part would be Cadmium (or maybe Zinc) plated.

1976 example SPC illustration: https://www.ferrariparts.co.uk/diagram/ferrari/308-gt4-dino-1976/034-front-suspension-wishbones

1978/9 example illustration: https://www.ferrariparts.co.uk/diagram/ferrari/308-gt4-dino-1979/033-front-suspension-wishbones

 

Hi Steve,

Thx! I ordered new bushings do you know if the part numbers for the bushings are the same for the two different links?

Again, thank you.

 

I'd guess tthat the bushings are the same (since the steel part was superceded to the Aluminum part), but you can check the bushing part numbers in those SPC diagrams yourself.

 

Thx!

 

I think the bushings are different. I will try and find a pic of mine

 

This is mine after cleaning up with a rotary wire brush and painting with hammerite silver back in 2018. Car built in July 1978

 

Nice