Rear suspension test fitted

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The attached shows where the top suspension pivots are known to break away on these old chassis.
Hence Craig and I's work on the rear cradle redesign.
You might want to beef this area up before you paint it.
Other picture shows the new design.

Hi John,

Just been having a closer look at the suspension pickups on my chassis & have spotted a potential problem on the off side the tube for mounting the top rear wishbone is parallel to the chassis, but on the near side, the tube is at an angle the front being 2cm further out than the rear. I assume that this is a result of the broken parts being welded back where they were and not re-aligned first. This will move the top of the upright rearwards slightly as the suspension rises which as far as I can work out is not a good idea, I believe it could cause some rear wheel steering ? What do you think? At least I have spotted it now, so although I dont want to do anymore welding, its something that can be corrected if necessary... before i install the engine....