elie boone Posted October 30, 2000 Share Posted October 30, 2000 Is it normal that there is a gap of about 1/2" between the uprated wishbone and the top link where they join ? on a live axle car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanteam Posted October 31, 2000 Share Posted October 31, 2000 Should not have a gap unless your caster angle is very big. In fact to fit ours we had to ease the top-link backwards to get them together and finally ended up with a caster of 3.5°. Is the car jacked-up? I did note some differences if the car was jack-up, it did in fact help us to fit. Otherwise could it be that the auxiliary brackets ( back of the ARB fixings )are not on the correct sides? What year was the chassis made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted November 1, 2000 Author Share Posted November 1, 2000 deanteam, my chassis whas made in '99.Caterham adviced to bold everything together and the top link may slide a little bit on his rubber to fit perfectly,the car is on chassis stands with no uprights,for final torques i have to whait until the car is on his wheels, the right hand side is fine but the on left hand side i had to grind the edge from the bush whiths goes in to the top link to fit but it is not as naturel as on the left side. On a live axle castor must be 5°00" to 7°30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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