AvonBelgium
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| posted on 24/9/03 at 08:34 AM |
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Lower Balljoint-cortina
Hi
I'm considering differant options for the lower balljoint on the front suspension of my Avon. Tiger uses the Fiat 124 balljoint ( has somebody
as a part nr from this)but because I'm worried about camber and castor, I was considering to use the Maxi balljoint, maybe I can gain a couple
of millimeters.
Has somebody has the dimensions from the Maxi balljoint, and specially the lower parts ( cylinder part that sit underneed the mounting flence). So I
can see if can mount the Maxi balljoint more outside and forward ( more camber and castor)
Thanks in advance
Gunther
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JoelP
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| posted on 24/9/03 at 01:24 PM |
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not quite what you asked, but when attaching your ball joint, be careful that the angle of it allows the wishbone plenty of freedom to lift and drop.
When i did mine it pointed out too much and didnt have ANY play to allow the bones to droop.
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8smokingbarrels
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| posted on 2/10/03 at 06:07 PM |
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Joel- ive heard others mention this problem around the forum. Just wondering how u sorted the problem and do u know what caused it in the first
place- ie did u have the balljoint at a different angle than it would have been in the car that it was originally used in?
Thx
chris
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AvonBelgium
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| posted on 3/10/03 at 09:53 AM |
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I'm building a Tiger Avon, bought the chassis ans suspension arms.
The problem seems, when you mount the front suspension, there seems to be not enough possibility to adjust, to have 0 or neg camber.
I bough the Maxi balljoint, and ist seem that i can gain 1 or 2 mm on this, so I hope now that this will sufficiant to get the aligment right.
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JoelP
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| posted on 4/10/03 at 10:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 8smokingbarrels
Joel- ive heard others mention this problem around the forum. Just wondering how u sorted the problem and do u know what caused it in the first
place- ie did u have the balljoint at a different angle than it would have been in the car that it was originally used in?
Thx
chris
sorry its been a while, dont usually check this section!
on a sierra hub, the bottom bit where the hole is is at an angle, so the ball joint spindle leans back to the car. i think that the cortina hub is
more level. the correct angle isnt too hard to get. you know the cortina ball joint has a kink in it, with the two big holes pointing up? these two
planes want to be at the same angle, like a V if you see what i mean. i just changed my wishbones a bit, unfortunately that increased the front track
an inch at either side.
basically when the main part is level, when the bone itself is level the spindle points in quite a lot, so there is very little play left to allow
droop. similarly, my upper wishbone from MK had more angle than i would've liked so i dont have much lift either! the hub can travel thru about
4 inches all in, which i think will be just sufficient. i am just basing my ride height on this, making the extreme up and down fall in the small
window. no fast speed bumps for me i guess!
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8smokingbarrels
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| posted on 10/10/03 at 12:28 AM |
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Thx Joel for such a detailed reply. Yes I see what u mean- ive seen a cortina hub and it seems to v.little king pin angle at all (ie upper balljoint
almost directly above the lower).
Im not familiar with the sierra but Audi lower balljoints are angled inwards quite steeply- perhaps all 'strut' type suspensions have this
feature- im not sure Cortinas had struts- did they anyone?
chris
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/10/03 at 07:49 AM |
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no, they were double bone!
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jcduroc
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| posted on 15/12/03 at 02:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by AvonBelgium
... I was considering to use the Maxi balljoint, maybe I can gain a couple of millimeters.
Has somebody has the dimensions from the Maxi balljoint ...
Thanks in advance
Gunther
Here it goes (Quinton Hazel part)
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JCM
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