Anyone know the hole diameter and are they spherical bearing'd?

Cheers,

Pat...

I just got mine.
I have them in 0.5" and they are rubber bushed. You can have them with spherical bearings.

Very nice and light.
Fronts weigh 1.7Kg each with springs and rear weighs just 1.55kg each with springs
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woah, those de dion end bits are a bit beefy arent they? looks like a tow hoop from a tank!

They are CNC machined and hollow from the inside. The uprights just weight 1.1kg each, the trailing arm brackets 1kg and the tube is a seamless 3mm thick and weighs 6kg. Combined weight is just 2kg off a double wishbone setup

By the way teh trainling arm brackets are laser cut and folded into shape thsu hollw from teh inside as well

Just wondering what MK supplied as I will be (hopefully) buying a pair on Saturday morning.

Cheers,

Pat...

Nice looking axle that mate. Just a quick thing i noticed. Should that panhard rod bracket be the other way round? Not criticisng just making an observation. Tell me shut up.

could he be using some kind of spherial bearing. in therory the panhard rod doesn't just move up and down, it goes forward and back a bit too

Wasnt there a thread on here about it saying that rod ends would go beyond the limit of the bearing if fitted this way when the suspension goes up and down?

It looks neater that way though..

[Edited on 25/8/05 by Danozeman]

My protechs were all 1/2" except the top of one of them which was 12mm. Odd isn't it. Lucky I had a spare 12mm nut and bolt of the right size.

We used 12mm bolts (plain shank) on ours so it's a minimum of 12mm It's also soft lined.

Yes the brackets are for spherical bearings. I do understand your concern and is very valid but I have seen it on others. Maybe its worth changing just before I send everything to the paintshop

I have attached a photo of the rear upright form teh inside showing the weight saving
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Photo of 14"Protechs with sphericals, if anyone wants a look. Brass reducing bushes are extra cost

Cheers

Fred WB

spoils

Phil, see here for the bracket for the panhard rod:

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=29618

Pat...

Such beautiful parts I need some.