Ace Wishbones

[Guest Takumi]

Finished the thread adapters for my wishbnes M18fine > 1/2" UNF20 to take rose joints instead of transit ball joints.

 

 

 

 

 

// que Borat speak " niiice..."

 

closer..

 

 

 

 

 

// niiiice

Edited February 2, 2007 by Takumi

[Joel]

Looking good

 

Forgive my ignorance, but how do rose joints work? Do they remove the need for rubber bushes?

[Guest ScotMac]

Yes. They also give you much more adjustability, and remove the 'stiction' associated w/ rubber/poly bushes, allowing your suspension to move and thus do what it is supposed to do.

[Guest salty_monk]

They also mean you have to set the suspension up much more accurately as there is no "give" in them.

 

They can also go out of adjustment more easily for the same reason (pot holes, kerbs etc).

 

When they go out of adjustment you run the risk that they could bind & lock solid. (although I'm sure this is a minor risk).

 

Great on track mabe not so great for the road.

 

Dan

[Guest chris brown]

I was just about to say the same Dan they are excellent for track use but far too hard and unforgiving for road use making for a difficult drive.

[Guest paul thompson]

Is that why Morgan use them all over the Aero 8 suspension? Ball joints, what are they then?

[Guest Takumi]

top strut adapters..

 

thanks to Spire Sports Cars .. top guys.

 

 

 

Edited February 2, 2007 by Takumi

[Guest ScotMac]

One of the best things about rose-jointed suspension is that you *CAN* adjust them soo accurately. W/ bushings, the amount of slop when the bush compresses adds too much variableness to the suspension. And because of the different angles of that compression, it makes that variableness almost impossible to account for.

Edited February 2, 2007 by ScotMac

[Dave R]

and the bad thing is they knock like buggery on the road

[Longboarder]

Don't know what quality joint you are using but a thick penny washer on top is a good safety feature to prevent them 'popping' apart.

 

Nigel