Litton (Corse) Front Suspension Question

**tipo158** · 13-02-2012, 00:35

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I have test fitted the left side of the front suspension, I left the brake pieces off for the photo. As you can see, there is a fairly large angle in the front caster. It is adjusted just about as far to the rear as I dare.

**Madham** · 13-02-2012, 19:44

Hi I too have a Litton Corse and i am sure my top wishbones are nothing like the ones in your picture, can you post a picture looking down on wishbone from above I will have a look and see if I can find a picture of mine.
Andy

**Madham** · 13-02-2012, 19:58

Attachment 1862 Not the best picture I could find but you should be able to see top wishbone angles.
Andy

**john** · 13-02-2012, 21:47

Have you got a view on that from above, Corky?
Should look something like this:

**john** · 13-02-2012, 21:51

I think your top wishbones might be wrong.
Did they come with the kit?
It looks to me as if the rear tube of the wishbone is at 90' to the chassis, whereas it should rake forward by some degrees. Can't remember the value off the top of my head.
I have a drawing of the correct "I" wishbone, but only hard copy, not electronic.
I can try to extract from it some check dimensions for you, but it'll have to be tomorrow as it's at the workshop.
Andy's photo looks like an "S" chassis wishbone. Was that a transitional chassis between "S" and "I", Andy?
It was built by some guy who was working for Steve Greenwood at the time was'nt it?

**john** · 13-02-2012, 22:01

When you look at the wishbones in the attached picture those tubes don't look at 90'. They look like they're running forward, as they should be.

**tipo158** · 14-02-2012, 00:36

Originally Posted by john

When you look at the wishbones in the attached picture those tubes don't look at 90'. They look like they're running forward, as they should be.

Where did you get that picture, it looks like a picture of my parts, right down to the used parts. My kit came to the USA back in in 2001 (or around then), it was order by a person named Reed.

**tipo158** · 14-02-2012, 00:44

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Here is the picture Reed took of the parts he sold to the person that I purchased the kit from. Doesn't it looks familiar John??

**Madham** · 13-02-2012, 23:00

Originally Posted by JOHN

"Andy's photo looks like an "S" chassis wishbone. Was that a transitional chassis between "S" and "I", Andy?
It was built by some guy who was working for Steve Greenwood at the time was'nt it?

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No idea ! I assumed the S and I chassis were the same at the front !
But back to the wishbones the angles do look wrong to me, however it is hard to tell from these photo's either way something is not right !

**Two-Eight-Six** · 14-10-2015, 23:52

Looking only now to Tipo158's 6th post of 2012 on this particular thread (see p.1), am left wondering what make & model are these front hub & bearing assemblies in his photo - and how are you supposed to (or even can you?) use that whopping great, hexagonal centre 'nut' to adjust them?

They look like c.48-50mm diameter: blooming enormous, which begs the question where could you source an OE allen key that's big enough to fit, anyway?

(Seeing as I've always wondered, that's all…...)