ELO
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| posted on 29/7/25 at 07:47 PM |
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Trailing arms and bushes
Hi,
I am looking to replace my trailing arms but am having difficulty finding a combination of trailing arms and bushes that fit my car.
I have brought these trailing arms and
bushes from Kit Car direct but with the bushes they are wider than the 40 mm gap I have in the brackets.
As the trailing arms are 35 mm wide and the bushes protrude 4 mm on each side, so they are 3 mm too wide to fit in the bracket, if that makes sense...
35+4+4 = 43 mm
I have looked at many different websites but am failing to find ones that fit.
Can anyone help?
I believe it is a Stuart Taylor chassis orginally if that makes a difference?
Thanks,
Ed
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russbost
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| posted on 30/7/25 at 10:10 AM |
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Can you not cut down the bushes you've got?
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jps
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| posted on 30/7/25 at 02:55 PM |
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I couldn’t see a link to the bushes but am guessing it’s these ones?
https://www.kitcardirect.co.uk/products/mk-indy-wishbone-45mm-mild-steel-crush-tube-m12-and-poly-bush-black-each?_pos=1&_sid=9494d317c&_ss=r
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I would think they just need reducing in size to fit.
If you have access to a lathe you can turn down the bushes and crush tubes.
With a mill you could take a bit off the arms to reduce the width of the outer shell and keep a bit more lip on the bushes.
More simply, you could just file/grind them down to fit?
[Edited on 30/7/25 by jps]
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ELO
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| posted on 30/7/25 at 04:01 PM |
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Thanks for the ideas.
Will see if I can grind down the arms enough to get them to fit.
Ed
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ELO
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| posted on 1/8/25 at 12:48 PM |
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Thank you for the advice.
Worked well
Ed
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