Lowering double wishbone suspension

[Russian Bear]

I bought a chassis kit for my Zephyr that will enable me to fit mk3/4/5 double wishbone suspension. This is now going in the missus mk1 Consul and the front suspension ive bought is off me mates mk3 Cortina.

How do you lower Double wishbone suspension?? dont really want to chop the springs!! Can you make your own Dropped spindles to keep the geometry??

 

Greg

[bortaf]

any idea what the set up will give you as standard camber wise?

the main problem is going into lots of neg camber when lowering the Mk3/4/5 front end but changinging the lower inner pivot point is the easyest way to correct that, in fact early Mk3s ran pos camber, later ones more neg due to moving the lower pivot so if your using and early Mk3 Xmember you can lower more before going into large amounts of neg camber?

[Russian Bear]

any idea what the set up will give you as standard camber wise?

the main problem is going into lots of neg camber when lowering the Mk3/4/5 front end but changinging the lower inner pivot point is the easyest way to correct that, in fact early Mk3s ran pos camber, later ones more neg due to moving the lower pivot so if your using and early Mk3 Xmember you can lower more before going into large amounts of neg camber?

 

How would you lower it though? Shorter springs and shocks?

 

I dont know what the Camber will be as standard as yet, but if the camber does need adjusting how do you change the pivot points to correct it??

 

Greg

[5hane]

You will need shorter springs, And if the camber is too much, then you will need to buy / make adjustable arms.

[bortaf]

any idea what the set up will give you as standard camber wise?

the main problem is going into lots of neg camber when lowering the Mk3/4/5 front end but changinging the lower inner pivot point is the easyest way to correct that, in fact early Mk3s ran pos camber, later ones more neg due to moving the lower pivot so if your using and early Mk3 Xmember you can lower more before going into large amounts of neg camber?

 

How would you lower it though? Shorter springs and shocks?

 

I dont know what the Camber will be as standard as yet, but if the camber does need adjusting how do you change the pivot points to correct it??

 

Greg

 

Just springs and shocks or only springs if it's not going much lower than stock ?

Camber you'll need to redrill the inner pivot/bolt hole, i'll get a pc of the spare crossmember i have in the yard tomorrow

[Russian Bear]

any idea what the set up will give you as standard camber wise?

the main problem is going into lots of neg camber when lowering the Mk3/4/5 front end but changinging the lower inner pivot point is the easyest way to correct that, in fact early Mk3s ran pos camber, later ones more neg due to moving the lower pivot so if your using and early Mk3 Xmember you can lower more before going into large amounts of neg camber?

 

How would you lower it though? Shorter springs and shocks?

 

I dont know what the Camber will be as standard as yet, but if the camber does need adjusting how do you change the pivot points to correct it??

 

Greg

 

Just springs and shocks or only springs if it's not going much lower than stock ?

Camber you'll need to redrill the inner pivot/bolt hole, i'll get a pc of the spare crossmember i have in the yard tomorrow

 

Nice one Bortaf, im thinkin also of maybe taking the route of fabricating my own thread adjustable tubular a-arms?? or am i just over complicating things???

[bortaf]

Have a look at some locost kit car builds, they use the cortina uprights but with differant style upper and lower wishbones, they arnt a direct replacment cos the inner pickups are spaced differantly but it will give you an idea of what's possable

[bortaf]

Hewre ya go, hope they help some

 

 

The lower of the 2 bolts

 

 

This is the bolt you'll need to move in to counter the neg camber produced as you lower it

 

slotting the hole and using serated washers would make it adjustable ??

[Russian Bear]

Dude!! Bortaf!!

 

ur a legend!!

 

thank you ever so much for taking the time out to do and explain that, it certainly aides with my plan of action.

[bortaf]

No worries mate i allways have an excess of cortina parts about the yard and front room, kitchen ect