Trailing Arm Re-Fit

[LawrieS]

Good afternoon everyone.

Need to get my trailing arms back on temporarily whilst the body is still lifted, can anyone give me an idea of this measurement at ride height? Obviously everyones will differ slightly but I would just like a number to work from.



Thanks in advance.

Lawrie

[LawrieS]

I'll be using a piece of wood with holes drilled in rather than the shocks, so I can make each side hang from the strut top identically.

Its to help get the trailing arm hangers welded back in the right place.

Cheers
Lawrie

[LawrieS]

My trailing arm had been extended so the original location was wrong. Measurements will be taken from the near side but I'd like a datum for the angle of the trailing arm at ride height. Had I known before lifting the body I'd have had more use out of my tape measure

[LawrieS]

Kitchski said:

Ahh I see. What you need is a friendly chap who's got the body off an S to take the measurements of the trailing arm mounts for you! What model is it?

Do you know this friendly chap?

S3C

[LawrieS]

The plan is to get the trailing arms, hubs and wheels on and do some very careful measuring. As a good starting point, getting the distance in the picture above about right and fixed means it will be easier to concentrate on toe in, camber etc without worrying each sides are at different heights, they just need to be equal. Two bits of wood with holes drilled through to replicate the shocks at ride height fixes the angle of the trailing arms and takes a plane of movement out of the equation, and makes things a little easier, I hope.

Everyones distance will be slightly different due to different ride heights, I just want a rough idea for a starting point.

Coupled with the threaded bar idea above (great thinking) we should be able to get it right.

Also have the shims to play with if needs be.

At the end of the day, it cant be any worse than it was before...in theory