Front Suspension Query

[Lancialulu]

Hi,

All good and I re-assembled.... The one thing I'm not sure on is how tight the whole think needs clamped together.

Just to confirm if you have metalastic bushes these all need to be done up tight with the car at normal road height. The rubber bush flexes about its mid point. If done up in Droop the bush will tear.

Same applies to nylotron leter bushes so the steel inner is nipped and does not rotate.

So not loose!!!!

[AndyH]

Mine are Nylotron and very tight.... I guess you could argue they can't really be too tight and I guess less of an issue if nipped up in droop as the steel insert just rotates in the bush.

When I initially assembled, I left them too slack and found a very small amount of elongation in the hole into the cockpit due to the rod rotating.... maybe 0.5mm.... just enough to feel it.

Since then I tighten up, but me thinks maybe just a bit too tight :-)

[ProtoTipo]

Just to confirm if you have metalastic bushes these all need to be done up tight with the car at normal road height. The rubber bush flexes about its mid point. If done up in Droop the bush will tear.

Same applies to nylotron leter bushes so the steel inner is nipped and does not rotate.

So not loose!!!!

That's what I was trying to say earlier Tim, but maybe not making a good job of it?

It applies especially to the metalastic type bushes.

[AndyH]

I didn't expect to gather as much interest... Many thanks for all the comments.