Who wants to see a Wishbone swap??

[ray_von]

I've told you before Andy stop putting posts up that are no use to anyone. We all know you've got an awesome garage.
P.S. My sumps leaking
awaits the pic of the sump gasket

Seriously though, good post

[Barkychoc]

Hey Quinny I'm off on holiday, be a good chap and sort this while I'm away



Seriously though top post - make sure you ask the mods to make it a FAQ.

[AlexanderV8]

That was a seriously good post

I'm pretty hacked off now though because those wishbones you are replacing look fine to me and a bit like the ones on my car that I'm going to have a go at this winter!!
Maybe a bit of surface rust & some flaky paint, but did thay really need replacing?

[Barreti]

Nice work Quinny. Especially taking the time to photograph it all.

Top Man

[Barkychoc]

If those wishbones are decent would it be worth getting them blasted & powder coated & sold to offset the cost of the new ones?

[rigga]

Pah..... haynes manual? who needs em!! nice thread Quinny,now take your time on the rest of the car,and its various strip down jobs req wont you...;)

[clive f]

nice post Andy, I`d be interested in those old ones though mate, thinking of next years project, (havent finished this years yet), would like to make a jig up and see about making a set in stainless using some tube, and including an adjustor for the top ball joint to set the camber angle.

could take them off you at the growl if I manage to get this damned car finished in time.

[lewis_sharman]

Quinny said:

Barkychoc said:

If those wishbones are decent would it be worth getting them blasted & powder coated & sold to offset the cost of the new ones?

Probably do-able but I can't be arsed, and Ash is a lazy bugger when it comes to stuff like that.. So I can see em ending up in the bin..

Or

On PH Classifieds for beer money and whoever ends up with em can sort em out

I will give you descent beer money for them

Ive just done all of mine but would really like some spares to clean up and keep just in case

[clive f]

sounds good to me mate.

[HRG.]

Right you bugger, next time my rack comes out (And there will definitely be another extrication at some point) I'll do a Haynes just to show off my new white walls and grey floor

[hiltonig]

hey up hope you didnt mucky that floor, otherwise its a mop and bucket job !!

[Loubaruch]

Excellent Pics Quinny, just in the process of doing my front wishbones. A bit surprised you did not also replace the ball joints while the wishbones were dismantled, £100 would do the lot and if the cars done 100K they probably need doing anyway.

John Reid of Readman Racing:

http://www.readmanracing.co.uk/parts4sale.php

who organises the Tuscan series makes much stronger wishbones fabricated from tube not bent tin. To fit both Griffith and Chimeras. Will go this route next time as they are claimed to stiffen up the suspension considerably. No doubt others are aware of them?

Edited by Loubaruch on Sunday 28th June 23:01

[lewis_sharman]

clive f said:

sounds good to me mate.

Me too

[HRG.]

Quinny said:

Barreti said:

Nice work Quinny. Especially taking the time to photograph it all.

Top Man

Cheers bud.. Just a bit of fun, and if it helps someone have a go with there own car, all the better.

That side took me 5 hours, I wasn't rushing and all but one bolt (there's always 1 isn't there) Came out cleanly.. The stuck one gave up the fight eventually

The old joints are aching now though But I'm hoping I can do the otherside in 4 to 4.5 hours..

Then onto the back ones.. That should be fun as I've got to swap the bushes in the uprights as well..

I'll do some pics of the back ones if anyone's interested

My puller does the uprights in situ easily

[HRG.]

I found mine again the other day after a year MIA at the back of the garage

[rev-erend]

Great post ..

[Argent]

Very useful post and photos.


A.

[Zumbruk]

Loubaruch said:

Excellent Pics Quinny, just in the process of doing my front wishbones. A bit surprised you did not also replace the ball joints while the wishbones were dismantled, £100 would do the lot and if the cars done 100K they probably need doing anyway.

John Reid of Readman Racing:

http://www.readmanracing.co.uk/parts4sale.php

who organises the Tuscan series makes much stronger wishbones fabricated from tube not bent tin. To fit both Griffith and Chimeras. Will go this route next time as they are claimed to stiffen up the suspension considerably. No doubt others are aware of them?

The consensus of opinion among the sprinters (after someone suffered a wishbone failure at Prescott) was that they're not really a very good idea for road cars. The standard 'bones are designed to be sacrificial in the case of an accident, absorbing impact energy. The tubular 'bones feed that energy into the chassis, which is going to cost a *lot* more to put right.

[Del 203]

Quinny said:

The floor is in a right mess: I'm besides myself with grief

[LordGrover]

Top write-up.
If I had the tools, space, time and inclination I'd have a go. Even so, I still found it interesting and I admire those members of our little community who not only do it themselves, but share the experience so we can all learn.