nar there big blocks of alloy shaped to fit in between the strut and the
ball joint
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gregg Sheridan
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 6:25 AM
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Subject: Re: X members 1600
Are those spacers just thick washers or what? Do you make em yourself or buy
them?
Gregg
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From: Derek Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Monday, 27 March 2000 10:43
Subject: Re: X members 1600
>X-members are, as has been said, different from year to year.
>
>When I chased this up 18 months ago I went to a wrecker with a dozen or
>more 1600s, measured every one of those friggin' x-members and found about
>2 that were the same. I used an accurate technique to measure the
>difference in height between the flange on the x-member where it bolts to
>the body and the centre of the control arm pickup point, and found that
>inconsistency was the rule. If you measure from the lower edge of the
>x-member up to the pickup point you won't do any good in my opinion, too
>much part-swapping ( and maybe big tolerances from factory ) to go by the
>year.
>
>I grabbed the best of them, gained about 19-20mm compared to my original -
>made a noticeable difference but not immense. I think the 'bumpsteer
>spacers' between the outboard end of the control arm and the bottom of the
>strut would be necessary to correct the problem properly, or even better
>have the steering arms re-bent to correct the misalignment that causes
>bumpsteer.
>
>DF
>
>
>At 20:32 25/03/00 +1100, you wrote:
>> Listers Are all 1600 X members the same? I ask this because I went
>>to put my motor in today and the sump was hitting the X member.1968
model.
>> Maybe, just a thought, are all L16 sumps the same?Or could it be
engine
>>mounts? ( I did check tne manual and they look the same) Thanks Dave
>
>
>
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