Well I got the suspension setup on Friday and getting all the settings green I went for a quick spin.
There was a bang and all drive lost. Strange because when I revved the engine slightly with the clutch engaged the speedo showed 15mph.
This meant the LHS drive shaft was turning as the speedo sensor is on that CV joint.
Quick grab of the drive shaft and it was obvious the outer CV joint was shot.
Got the car home on a trailer - big thanks to ClassicLine recovery.
Took the CV joint apart and obvious the cage was cracked.
Got a new one fitted and checked everything with damper spring off .
My rear dampers were 16 1/2" on full extension. This is too much and i have sent them to AVO to shorten to 15" where the drive shaft spins with zero resistance.
At 15" i have very little travel before the wheel hits the bodywork at the 10 o'clock position.
Bought longer bolts for the bottom rear wishbone mount and with a spacer to push the wishbone back say 10mm, i get roughly 25mm more travel before the wheel hits the body work. Had to do a bit of trig there.
Marked the toe by using long steel ruler against the hub and making pen mark on the bodywork, then when when I pushed the rear wishbone back I adjusted the trailing arm to get the same approx toe in.
All the rear suspension moves full travel smoothly by hand with no binding and i think I should now have plenty of droop and bump without hitting the bodywork and without stressing the CV joint at stupid angles on full droop.
I also have plenty of room for plunge at full droop with nothing binding.
Pity the car came with 16 1/2" dampers in the first place.
steve
Steve
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