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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: windowlicker on April 23, 2007, 20:23:07

Title: newer axles fitted but radius arm brackets are wider
Post by: windowlicker on April 23, 2007, 20:23:07

as title we have just fitted newer axles to a g reg 2.5 td and the radius arm brakets are wider for now we have nipped them up but its pulling the brackets in at the tops do you think this would be ok or will it wear thr bushes out at a hidious rate?

Title: newer axles fitted but radius arm brackets are wider
Post by: pondy653 on April 23, 2007, 21:00:55

You'll need to get the wider arms fitted to later cars.  The chassis mount and length are the same.
If you don't the handling will be horrific and potentially lethal IMHO.

Good luck

Regards

Tony

Title: newer axles fitted but radius arm brackets are wider
Post by: andyb on April 23, 2007, 22:43:32

You could just fit the later wider bushes to the radius arms that you have......will give a little more articulation as well ;)

HTH

Title: newer axles fitted but radius arm brackets are wider
Post by: smo on April 24, 2007, 19:47:57

or use spacers beside the bushes to pack them out

Title: newer axles fitted but radius arm brackets are wider
Post by: andyb on April 24, 2007, 23:12:23

Quote from: "smo"

or use spacers beside the bushes to pack them out

Booty-fab solution! ;) :)

Title: newer axles fitted but radius arm brackets are wider
Post by: Porny on April 24, 2007, 23:37:26

Being as it's quite an important safety feature to have your axle correctly mounted... why not just look for a set of second hand radius arms - but the correct wider type??  Rather than messing around with washers etc etc.  Not exactly that expensive.

I might have a set lying around thinking about it....


Ian

Title: newer axles fitted but radius arm brackets are wider
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 25, 2007, 01:53:14

Range Rover then?