Hi Paul,
It's a tubular rod and (thankfully) undamaged. One MOT man nearly jacked
the car on the towbar tube once though! It's getting more difficult to keep
these guys under control :-), along with the tyre fitters who go to jack it up
under the nosecone (eek). I seem to some recall 2+2 cars having larger tyres,
but hey, I have a problem.
martin
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Subject: Re: Fw: [Quantum Owners] Fatter tyres??
When i built my saloon i noticed several cars with the wheels offset so i
built the suspension without springs and got the wheels at the correct ride
height then drilled the panhard rod mount. Which panhard rod have you got,
tubular or u section ,i have seen many of them bent especially u section ones
,very often the bend is from someone jacking the car on the rod
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Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 4:47 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Fatter tyres??
I'm hoping someone can shed some light........ Giving the Q saloon a
once-over prior to Stoneleigh, and I noticed the rear offside tyre has scraped
the plastic sleeve on the damper. I didn't have the problem with the previous
tyres which were the same size (185/55x14) The wheels are as before (43.5
inset). I can only think the tyre shape (Dunlop) is a bit different to the
previous tyres (Firestone) - the new ones do measure 185mm across. I've also
tried switching wheels to different corners just n case of some crazy offset
difference in manufacture. Measuring the clearance to the rear trailing arms
is 5mm on the offside and 20mm on the nearside, so far from ideal. The only
ways I can see of changing this are 1) different tyres, but a lottery as to
result. 2) spacers (I have an aversion to them, as do insurance. 3) change the
wheels (maybe Peugeot for less inset?) or 4) Fit an adjustable panhard rod to
attempt to "even it up" which may give a problem on the nearside. As far as I
can see it the close clearance in itself is an issue, not helped by the poor
design (panhard rod) which moves the axle laterally when the suspension
compresses. With the car on level ground the panhard rod is horizontal, so any
movement (up or down) will have the effect of moving the axle/RH wheel to the
offside of the car, thus improving the current situation, but clearly bush
compliance/stack up of movement has caused the tyre to touch the plastic shield.
Has anyone else got a clearance issue on rear tyres on a saloon? Edited to
add....... OR INDEED A 2+2, since the rear axle is the same
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