Martian
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 11:56 AM |
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which wishbones?
used the car for an auto-test the other day and managed to bend a lower wishbone. does anyone know what type they are as all the ones i've seen
so far are designed for maxi ball joints? also they appear a bit too weak to me, any
comments? [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/martin-c/picture006.jpg[
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flange nut
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 12:11 PM |
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Very odd design of bottom wishbone. Got any more photos?
Of course you might be better off if you used a coilover instead of that piece of 1" RHS as the suspension unit.
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JAG
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 12:28 PM |
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The main thing to look for, when buying bottom wishbones, is the shape of the plate that supports the bottom ball joint.
The one in your picture has a straight inside edge, this helps to concentrate the stresses on the two tubes and helps them bend easier.
If you look at 'the book' and also Stuart Taylor motorsport wishbones you'll see this inside edge is curved; don't buy
wishbones without this feature.
Look at this bottom wishbone;
[Edited on 21/8/07 by JAG]
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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meany
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 12:42 PM |
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your bottom ball joint looks a lot like a vauxhall one...astra?.
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SeaBass
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 12:47 PM |
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I think those are a variety of the MK wishbones... I had MK wishbones that were similar and when they bent Martin Keenan made a new set for me FOC on
receipt of the damaged ones. The new ones have the mentioned crescent in them to distribute loads and were larger diameter and thicker wall tube.
Cheers
[Edited on 21/8/07 by SeaBass]
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worX
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 12:55 PM |
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they look like early MK ones to me too!
Steve
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britishtrident
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 01:24 PM |
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They look like one off wishbones made to fit the bottom ball joints --- not sure what the ball joints are late Metro or Rover 100 ?
Wishbone design has been discussed at length note: Not only should the spring/ball joint plate have crescent plate ends BUT it should also be in line
with tube centre line --- not on top of the tubes or below the tyubes.
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Martian
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 01:37 PM |
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thanks for the comments! i bought the car as an unfinished project; a chassis + pile of bits! several people have mentioned it being an early MK
chassis with di-dion rear end. i don't know what the ball joints are, they were among the bits! i was hoping to get away just buying wish-bones,
not ball-joints as well (its supposed to be a locost)
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Martian
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 01:45 PM |
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 these no good then? on e-bay
[Edited on 21/8/07 by Martian]
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SkinnyG
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 04:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by meany
your bottom ball joint looks a lot like a vauxhall one...astra?.
Old post, I know. "Bring out yer dead...."
The lower ball joints are Chevette, as are the spindles. The arms are 1" x .093" DOM tube. My Locost is in Canada.
http://www.geocities.com/g_wellwood/automotive/locost.html
G
[Edited on 29/3/08 by SkinnyG]
The Lethal Locost
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