Bent and Twisted - and that's just the wishbones
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They are original, but I did have them powder coated and fitted with new bushes two years ago. Both sides are deformed to the same extent. Bear in mind that I haven't hit anything!
The new wishbones with prefitted bushes are from RT Racing, they are finished such that you don't need to chamfer the edges of the ball joints.
The new wishbones with prefitted bushes are from RT Racing, they are finished such that you don't need to chamfer the edges of the ball joints.
ukkid35 said:
They are original, but I did have them powder coated and fitted with new bushes two years ago. Both sides are deformed to the same extent. Bear in mind that I haven't hit anything!
The new wishbones with prefitted bushes are from RT Racing, they are finished such that you don't need to chamfer the edges of the ball joints.
I am not surprised they are bent and twisted, seen you abuse the poor old girl around Zolder The new wishbones with prefitted bushes are from RT Racing, they are finished such that you don't need to chamfer the edges of the ball joints.
Its because they're pretty rubbish. The sides have collapsed in around the shock mount where the bolt has clamped the shock.. and the deformation along the length is again down to the construction. I poly bushed my car last year, and the new upper rear wishbones i used were formed slightly narrower than the old set.. i could literally bend them to the correct position by hand!!
I also saw the arms deform, under compression of the bolts, at the uprights to wishbone mounting points..Un-inspiring...
I also saw the arms deform, under compression of the bolts, at the uprights to wishbone mounting points..Un-inspiring...
m4tti said:
Its because they're pretty rubbish.
I don't think so, but rather because they are nearly 20 years old and were badly neglected by the PO who let them rot. I should have changed them rather than get them cleaned and powder coated, this is what they looked like before.
m4tti said:
I also saw the arms deform, under compression of the bolts, at the uprights to wishbone mounting points..Un-inspiring...
If they didn't deform at all then you wouldn't be able to clamp them to the upright bush, instead they would inevitably be lose.
Mr Cerbera said:
10,000,000 serrated racing kerbs at speed and power can damage anything.
Well done, mate
I tend to avoid Kerbs now after the dressing down I got from Roy (doogalman)Well done, mate
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