gwmckay
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| posted on 15/6/03 at 06:31 PM |
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Where to buy wishbones?
Hi People,
I wonder can anyone recommend anywhere to buy a set of wishbones? I need all front wishbones and might purchase the trailing arms and panhard rod also
if cheap enough. I'm in a real building mood at the minute having spent saturday afternoon making the transmission tunnel, and saturday night
sitting on the garage floor changing gear and making car noises!
Any info would be great
GW
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craig1410
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| posted on 15/6/03 at 07:34 PM |
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Hi,
I bought mine from Lolocost but although I was initially fairly happy with them I would now not recommend them to anyone. The workmanship is very poor
although the welding is quite strong. They are in what I would consider to be "off the saw" condition and require a lot of fettling to get
them ready for the car. In particular I was very disappointed to find that the bush tubes were not concentric and not aligned through the same axis
which caused a bind-up when I fitted them to my chassis. I managed to fix this through very careful bending and twisting but it is just not acceptable
for something which cost me around £200 all in for the set. This was with balljoints, trailing arms and panhard rod admitedly.
Another big disadvantage is the fact that Lolocost only supply nylon bushes which are completely unsuitable for the rear suspension. They also use
mild steel for the crush tubes and these have to be turned down in a lathe before you can use them. The bush tubes are also unsurfaced and had to be
filed flat before use.
I intended to use rose joints at the back anyway or I think I'd have sent the lot back to Lolocost. Ultimately I will make do with the wishbones
for now but I think I will be looking out for a decent set from stuart taylor or MK or I might even build a set myself.
In this case, Lolocost = Cheap and nasty! Steer clear!
HTH,
Craig.
BTW, I'm not the only one to have been unhappy with Lolocost's wishbones...
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Simon
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| posted on 16/6/03 at 08:56 AM |
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GW,
I get my front wishbones from Luego - and like others on here - would recommend them to anyone.
ATB
Simon
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ChrisW
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| posted on 17/6/03 at 11:56 AM |
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Same as above! Luego sell all the Locost bits off the shelf. Remember to mention where you got the recommendation!
Chris
My gaff my rules
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Nick Davison
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| posted on 24/6/03 at 12:50 PM |
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I have a set of Luego standard wishbones for cortina hubs for sale, all chromed and looking good.
Nick
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ned
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| posted on 24/6/03 at 12:57 PM |
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I've seen the MK wishbones and they are very nicel made/finished.
just my 3ps' etc
Ned.
ps don't mean to upset our sponsors  
beware, I've got yellow skin
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kingr
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| posted on 24/6/03 at 02:27 PM |
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Yup, having seen luego's offering, I'd say go for them too, or make your own, much cheaper that way.
Kingr
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