Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
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Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
I have 2 quick questions. Looking down the back of the engine to the top of non standard bell housing, I wonder if this oval hole is supposed to be left open or if a rubber bung exists?
My second question regards the block in the centre of the next picture. It has Midget suspension and I know the previous owner lifted the car a little. Is this how they achieved it? Therefore if I were to experiment with the width of the block, making it thinner would effectively lower and perhaps remove some of the positive camber?
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My second question regards the block in the centre of the next picture. It has Midget suspension and I know the previous owner lifted the car a little. Is this how they achieved it? Therefore if I were to experiment with the width of the block, making it thinner would effectively lower and perhaps remove some of the positive camber?
Many thanks
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
that is a standard 'ribbed' gearbox post 1962, there is an oval 'bung' you can fit
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
Aha. Thanks Nick
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
Is that block under the damper arm not a non original bump stop?
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
Er... No and no...GoodwoodLapper wrote:
My second question regards the block in the centre of the next picture. It has Midget suspension and I know the previous owner lifted the car a little. Is this how they achieved it? Therefore if I were to experiment with the width of the block, making it thinner would effectively lower and perhaps remove some of the positive camber?
At 'normal' ride height there would be a gap between the block and the shock absorber arm so altering its thickness can't alter much if anything at all...
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
The bump stop is the one mounted in the centre of the spring. This one is the rebound rubber, and yes, it's not original equipment...Countryboy wrote:Is that block under the damper arm not a non original bump stop?
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
Interesting. So if its not a bump stop and its not affecting the height of the suspension. What is it doing?
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Sorry...rebound rubber. Pay attention at the back..
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
it's just a rebound buffer for your shock absorber, this is what it should be...GoodwoodLapper wrote:Sorry...rebound rubber. Pay attention at the back..
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
Please excuse my incorrect naming of thisNeil Evans wrote:The bump stop is the one mounted in the centre of the spring. This one is the rebound rubber, and yes, it's not original equipment...Countryboy wrote:Is that block under the damper arm not a non original bump stop?
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Thanks. Link saved
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
When you take off, it prevents the lever arm from clanking on the body...GoodwoodLapper wrote:Interesting. So if its not a bump stop and its not affecting the height of the suspension. What is it doing?
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
They are there to prevent droop travel when the vehicle was fitted with a rack, because the suspension travel on droop strained at the rack and it,s mountings.
The rack was removed before the vehicle was sold - not for that reason though.
Now that it has "normal" steering those blocks could be replaced with the standard rubber rebound stops.
And that is most definitely NOT a standard 1098 gearbox ! (it had a rubber bung in there when I sold it)
The rack was removed before the vehicle was sold - not for that reason though.
Now that it has "normal" steering those blocks could be replaced with the standard rubber rebound stops.
And that is most definitely NOT a standard 1098 gearbox ! (it had a rubber bung in there when I sold it)
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Re: Suspension blocks and bell housing holes
Great. Thanks David