Area Representative paul richards Posted August 11, 2012 Area Representative Share Posted August 11, 2012 Where do the differential stays fit on an R500? I have it in mind that they connect to the top shocker mount. Is this correct? Any pictures available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C7 DFH Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Paul is this any help: here Dominic Edited by - C7 DFH on 11 Aug 2012 12:09:54 Edited by - C7 DFH on 11 Aug 2012 12:13:33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted August 11, 2012 Leadership Team Share Posted August 11, 2012 Paul, Mike Scott has these fitted to his R500 and IIRC they bolt to the underside of 2 of the harness shoulder belt holes. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative paul richards Posted August 11, 2012 Author Area Representative Share Posted August 11, 2012 Stu Yes I realise Mike has them on his R500 and now you mention it they do fit to seat belt mounts. If no one else comes up with info I'll contact Mike. Dom Titanium - Bit too expensive for me. I'll be fabricating my own. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C7 DFH Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Paul this is cheaper here Dominic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taffyracer Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 MOG stuff is crap quality though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pikey Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Caterhams version.. here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 You have to triangulate the mount or its pointless. The Caterham type, by attaching to the harness mount, is midway along the top tube of the rear bulkhead. There is no rigidity here hence it is .... you guessed it.... pointless. You cannot attach to the damper tops or use the Caterham setup without bastardising the boot floor, which as well as not being useful, removes some of the rear crash protection. Someone needs to design some brackets which attach to the bolts where the outer a frame bushes are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendennis Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I have a set of those Caterham brackets, I never got round to fitting them because I cannot get the diff flange bolts undone ☹️ So they maybe up for sale It does appear when fitted they must prevent the differential from moving upwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 The rear of the diff tries to move upwards and to the right. Here's how I fixed mine in...http://www.the-webbs.com/k2rum/k2rum/images/k2hist8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskossie Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Please clarify, but I believe the Caterham "diff struts" are different in location from the diff braces that Caterham supplies for the R500 Superlight. The latter come up from the diff housing bolts through the boot floor to the shoulder harness bar (as do the MOG version, except that they attach to the shock top tower bolts), while the former seem to be involved with the de Dion suspension bracketry. Clarification would be helpful.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 My point is, there is nothing to stop you putting a pair of links between the inner end of the forward A frame bushes and either the diff mount halfway back on the bottom of the diff, or the bolts which hold the rear cover on. Its critical the end of the link not attached to the diff is attached to something which is rigid and cannot flex. The harness mounts can flex. A lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 The Caterham diff struts work fine, easy to fit and do what they are supposed to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative paul richards Posted August 12, 2012 Author Area Representative Share Posted August 12, 2012 Arnie - Nice job. I see what you mean - additional support for the diff using the diff fixings which are normally ignored in the standard set up and nicely triangulated to a strong point on the chassis. This is the Seven Speed solution and must be what I was thinking of. Looks simple enough to fabricate with a couple of spherical rod ends and easy to retro fit. 😬 Top shock mounts must be pretty rigid I guess. Thanks for all your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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