Changes to wishbone pick up points?
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Just read a nice little article in Sprint magazine about Sportmotives outriggers and newly built chassis.It's mentioned in the article that the chassis has the latest TVR spec wishbone pick up points,and i was wondering just how they had changed?Was it a revision to improve the integrity of these points,or was it also done to alter the afects of the suspension?Anybody know?
AFIK, all the running gear to chassis points are the same, only changes are to diff mounting (GKN x 2 versions, BTR), rails round gear box (T5 linkage), just that removable top member for serp swirl tank.
I have all later running gear bits bolted on my early chassis Pete. There may be some of the very early Griffs that were a bit different. SH says things like rear ARB, rollbar pickups were added much later - but they were all there on my 93 chassis. Pretty sure TVR just built chassis in batches - and then decided which body was to sit on them IYSWIM.
I had always assumed that minor changes across the different factory geo settings were simply down to the different dampers and wheel/tyre combinations that were fitted.
I have all later running gear bits bolted on my early chassis Pete. There may be some of the very early Griffs that were a bit different. SH says things like rear ARB, rollbar pickups were added much later - but they were all there on my 93 chassis. Pretty sure TVR just built chassis in batches - and then decided which body was to sit on them IYSWIM.
I had always assumed that minor changes across the different factory geo settings were simply down to the different dampers and wheel/tyre combinations that were fitted.
Not sure - from what I read, evo has always been under the impression that all of the model-to-model changes bar the Cerbera were steering rack/geometry and spring/damper rates... but what do they know. 
Post-'96 (or post-whatever for that matter) Griffmaera wishbones are fully backwards compatible with the earlier cars, the latest iteration superceding all prior versions though - I'd be rather surprised if they managed that while changing the pick-up points for the '96 chassis; to complicate matters further all 500s already had that chassis, anyway.
Post-'96 (or post-whatever for that matter) Griffmaera wishbones are fully backwards compatible with the earlier cars, the latest iteration superceding all prior versions though - I'd be rather surprised if they managed that while changing the pick-up points for the '96 chassis; to complicate matters further all 500s already had that chassis, anyway.
Not all TVR's use 10ton ford uprights & hubs ...been a moot point for ages, I once contemplated making wishbones to use later alloy running gear - but SH was supposed to be producing alloy replacements. Must admit was a bit surprised Iain didn't change uprights when he made his wishbones..
Sorry Mike ~ is this where you're coming from BTW? or looking to cram something else into the chassis
...been a moot point for ages, I once contemplated making wishbones to use later alloy running gear - but SH was supposed to be producing alloy replacements. Must admit was a bit surprised Iain didn't change uprights when he made his wishbones..Sorry Mike ~ is this where you're coming from BTW? or looking to cram something else into the chassis
spend said:
Not all TVR's use 10ton ford uprights & hubs
Ah yes, of course... 
... dimensionally though, it seems that only the Cerb (which was made on the same front and rear jigs as Griffmaeras, anyway) and Saggy are the odd ones out. Personally I wouldn't be entirely surprised of one could bolt later 'corner modules' (wishbones with everything in between them to earlier chassis with little in the way of modifications to either.900T-R said:
spend said:
Not all TVR's use 10ton ford uprights & hubs
Ah yes, of course... ... dimensionally though, it seems that only the Cerb (which was made on the same front and rear jigs as Griffmaeras, anyway) and Saggy are the odd ones out. Personally I wouldn't be entirely surprised of one could bolt later 'corner modules' (wishbones with everything in between them to earlier chassis with little in the way of modifications to either.Dave,i'm interested in whats changed so that i can identify whats on my car.I had always thought that the griff never changed,but remember hearing something about a rear end change on early Chims i think? I thought the only changes to griffs were shocks,springs and the addition of the rear ARB?
The AJP Griff said:
900T-R said:
The '500' chassis that became standard across the range in 1996 had some extra stiffening (as per the Bible).
Well dont keep me in suspense! where was this extra stiffening then?
Its only the diff change that refers to stiffening AFIK?
I suspect not all GKN's had our early 'floating' side bushes, but got them shouldered in like the late arrangement. As I said earlier a lot of early cars had the rear ARB ~ they're only tigged on dont know of any change to chassis?
I suspect not all GKN's had our early 'floating' side bushes, but got them shouldered in like the late arrangement. As I said earlier a lot of early cars had the rear ARB ~ they're only tigged on dont know of any change to chassis?
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