chunkielad
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 01:28 AM |
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vauxhall viva front uprights
Are these useable or ar ethey VERY different to the cortina jobbies? I have a good offer on a pair.
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kiwirex
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 08:59 AM |
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I believe they're very similar to the chevette, which (checks again in garage) are... marginal.
On the chevette, they're front steer (good), but there's two things
- the bottom ball joint is pretty close to the hub carrier. I think the cortina ball joint is a bit lower. Don't think it's a problem
but it's a minor geometry change
- the steering knuckle is low too - the tie rod enters from below and puts the pivot at very close to the bottom swivel
I don't think either are majors.
First one is a bit fiddly
I saw a reasonably good work around for the second one: Drill the taper out, put a bolt through, and use a heim joint (or whatever those ball joint
endy things that people use on suspension instead of poly bushes) on that.
- Greg H
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Stu16v
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 07:20 PM |
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Very usable. And quite a bit lighter than Cortina jobbies too. They used to be the upright of choice for building autograssers...
Dont just build it.....make it!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 07:45 PM |
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id'e use em given the choice.
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