wishbones

[nigel99]

oh dear failed mot on wednesday! rear wishbone rotted and front nearside balljoint. think the balljoint is from a saab 900, anybody know if the wishbone is from a seirra,
also got a warning on steering coupling think its ford as well, any thoughts guys

[nigel99]

p.s. should have mentioned its an s1

[tvrgit]

rear wishbones are tvr special, no longer made for S1.

tvrcarparts.com sell them, but only for the S3, and they are slightly different - they will need to be shimmed to get the camber & toe in angles right, and you might need shorter shock absorber / springs as well, as I believe that the shock mounting is in a slightly different place.

And be prepared for the price - approx £300 a side plus fitting.

Are you sure it can't be welded?

The front top balljoint is from a Saab 900, upside down - get the Quinton Hazel part QSJ1004S. It apparently fits better. I have one to fit in the next few weeks.

The front bottom balljoint is from a Fiat 124 / Lada 1500.

[nigel99]

looks like its off down my local scrapyard for a wishbone, lucky for me they have a S1. if its wishbones are too rotten i could get the old one welded if mot centre will accept it.thanks for that on the balljoint, anyone know were the steering coupling/linkage is from

[clarenceboddiger]

I would have thought a engineering fabricator would build one from a sample for a lot less than £300???