Measurement please

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Measurement please

Postby rizzo » Sun May 24, 2020 12:16 pm

Chaps can anyone give me a measurement for front trailing arm, HC 1600 up, Magnum/firenza, from nut to thread end front side please, i need to set caster to a suitable position before moving on. Ta
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Re: Measurement please

Postby 1972nail » Sun May 24, 2020 4:11 pm

There is a lot of variation in the manufacture and alignment if the body and suspension components, that's why they are adjustable. I doubt if any measurement from one car will give anywhere near an accurate figure on another. Mine were set properly a couple of years ago and there is a variation in length from side to side.
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Re: Measurement please

Postby rizzo » Sun May 24, 2020 9:00 pm

Thats a good point lol i hadn't considered that, but yes your right. A friend of mine renovated a Jenson Interceptor a number of years ago and i always remember him complaining about things not fitting or matching the opposite side.
Forgot i was working on a HB. not to confuse the front x member is HC.
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