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Seeing as I am travelling down south, does anyone know of a GEO setup place somewhere near the Haywood Heath area.
Tracking was set when I re bushed the front end but I suppose it does feel a bit twitchy, although it does drive straight and cornes like its on rails. Something isn't quite right
Must be open Saturday because that's when I am there
Tracking was set when I re bushed the front end but I suppose it does feel a bit twitchy, although it does drive straight and cornes like its on rails. Something isn't quite right
Must be open Saturday because that's when I am there
Hi mate as a newbie I was wondering if you could tell me is it your 400 you've rebushed? If so have you gone standard or poly? Either way which bushes did you replace and what difference has it made? I ask as my new 450 SE wanders a bit from the front and I want to refurb the bushes. Also where did you get your parts from and was it costly?
Cheers
Jim
Cheers
Jim
Hi James,
Read your other thread, nice car, white really suits the wedge. Welcome to the mad world of wedgedom.
I rebushed the front end and fitted new ball joints and coilovers over the winter layup, as well as fitting new outriggers. I fitted standard rubber bushes on the top and bottom arms and on the anti roll bar. As I reckoned that any thing new will feel better than what was on. Couldn't see the point of paying silly money for the poly bush stuff. Standard Mk4 Cortina fitting off ebay, don't think I paid more than £40 for the lot.
It has been said that fitting poly bushes for road use makes things a bit harsh/tight, fine for track use though. Mine certainly feels better since doing them in rubber
My thoughts were, if thats what was fitted from then that's good enough for me. Ford used them and never had any problems, plus I am a bit tight with spends if I don't have to
Read your other thread, nice car, white really suits the wedge. Welcome to the mad world of wedgedom.
I rebushed the front end and fitted new ball joints and coilovers over the winter layup, as well as fitting new outriggers. I fitted standard rubber bushes on the top and bottom arms and on the anti roll bar. As I reckoned that any thing new will feel better than what was on. Couldn't see the point of paying silly money for the poly bush stuff. Standard Mk4 Cortina fitting off ebay, don't think I paid more than £40 for the lot.
It has been said that fitting poly bushes for road use makes things a bit harsh/tight, fine for track use though. Mine certainly feels better since doing them in rubber
My thoughts were, if thats what was fitted from then that's good enough for me. Ford used them and never had any problems, plus I am a bit tight with spends if I don't have to
I thought doing the outriggers was a doddle. I took a grinder with a slitting disc on to all the body mount bolts, easier than trying to unscrew them when you are on your own. I unbolted the inboard seatbelt bolts. You may or may not have to disconnect brake/clutch lines, I didn't need to. There should be enough movement on wires and water pipes, worth keeping an eye on as it's lifting. Disconnected fuel lines.
I then lifted the body 4-5 inch and cut out off the outriggers and got these made up
Welded inserts into the ends and slipped onto chassis and welded all around the tubes
Worth mentioning about flex, when I took the outriggers off the car, they were certainly not straight. They had about 15mm of bend downwards in them, front to back. So thinking about it now, guess mine would have done what yours is, but I never checked them for straightness while on the car. I said about the center spine because you said the outriggers were fine.
I was renewing my carpets also so it didn't matter about access to the bolt heads for refitting. Cant see how it can be done without cutting the carpet where the bolts are if not renewing the carpet
I then lifted the body 4-5 inch and cut out off the outriggers and got these made up
Welded inserts into the ends and slipped onto chassis and welded all around the tubes
Worth mentioning about flex, when I took the outriggers off the car, they were certainly not straight. They had about 15mm of bend downwards in them, front to back. So thinking about it now, guess mine would have done what yours is, but I never checked them for straightness while on the car. I said about the center spine because you said the outriggers were fine.
I was renewing my carpets also so it didn't matter about access to the bolt heads for refitting. Cant see how it can be done without cutting the carpet where the bolts are if not renewing the carpet
Edited by TOPTON on Friday 20th May 00:12
Edited by TOPTON on Friday 20th May 08:20
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