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Old 06-06-08, 06:59 AM
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Question front suspension

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has an one made there own front suspension arms for the pilgrim kit in order to get there caster/camber right & did you make top/bottom arms adjusterble !
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Old 06-06-08, 07:09 AM
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Hi Gromit
What running gear was it you had? Was it Cortina, if so i would be interested aswell.
Nice to hear you are progressing .
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Old 06-06-08, 10:37 AM
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see Gareth08 for the best solution.
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Also pete (sidecarbod) as he seems to know them insideout
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Tony M has really sorted out his suspension now and knows most if not all the fixes. He normally comes along to the East Midlands meet if you want to have a chat to him.

Although he does use quite a lot of ballast in his which might help
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Old 06-06-08, 06:53 PM
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Thumbs up suspension

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Hi Gromit
What running gear was it you had? Was it Cortina, if so i would be interested aswell.
Nice to hear you are progressing .
Cheers
Kevin
it is cortina, took it to av it 4 wheel aline & it was all over the place n/s/f is well in at the bottom. so think im going to make top & bottom arms fully adjusterble.
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Also pete (sidecarbod) as he seems to know them insideout

Cheers for the vote of confidence but I only know about the MKIII jobbies!

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Old 06-06-08, 07:13 PM
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I have a MK2 and had front tyre wear problems. I took it for an MOT and the tester thought it was the camber, i took it for an alignment check and all was within Pilgrims spec, it turned out to be a combination of tracking and bad tyres.
The guys on here suggested a top adjustable wishbone, as I believe it is under less load than the lower. I was thinking of trying a MK3 upper wishbone as it's adjustable, and got some dimensions from Gareth(i think). The dimensions should be in an old post. I no longer has access to workshop but i believe a set of wishbones could be made.
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Old 07-06-08, 07:14 AM
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Smile suspension

they stu - e, with two rose joints for the inner & a track rod end for the outer, could do with some measurments before i av ago.
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Old 07-06-08, 02:45 PM
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The measurements Gareth gave me for a MK3 upper wishbone were 168mm between the inside of the bushes and around 255mm between the centre of the bushes and the centre of the top ball joint. I seem to remember the 255mm was greater than I measured a Cortina wishbone.
I would think with the right facilities something could be made.
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