S7 Angle Iron

[Guest charliems7]

hi, looking for advice regarding the angle iron on the front of my car that holds

the suspension to the body at the top,as it's a little bent.

cant use thicker angle iron (5mm) as the gap would be 4 mm smaller,

are there different grades of strenght for angle iron?

or could i use stainless steel?

thanks Charlie.

[maca]

hi, looking for advice regarding the angle iron on the front of my car that holds

the suspension to the body at the top,as it's a little bent.

cant use thicker angle iron (5mm) as the gap would be 4 mm smaller,

are there different grades of strenght for angle iron?

or could i use stainless steel?

thanks Charlie.

 

Not quite sure what you are meaning from your picture so have lightened your picture and posting here for you to explain in a little more detail.

Regards Martin

[miikae]

Hi Charlie, what size is your angle iron as fitted and exactly where is it bent as i cant see from you picture.

 

My Mk1 front angle is 2"x2 1/2" rear 2"x2" both 830 mm long and 5mm thick, no problems with bending as yet.

This has also been re-inforced on the rear mounting hole to the Mono chassis with thick plates to spread the load.

 

 

Mike

[Guest robinj66]

you should be able to use thicker (5mm) angle - just remove one or two of the spacers (washers) as necessary

[Guest charliems7]

hi Martin,cant see the bend in that photo,had a pic of it but cant locate it at the mo,will take some tomorrow.

Mike,my angle is 50mmx50mmx3mm not sure of lenght,about1meter.

Robin, pretty sure there's only one washer each inner side of the pivot point.

[miikae]

Hi Charlie , if you change to a thicker angle it should not cause you too much trouble as you will be able to drill the front new angle to fit the original bolt holes and so giving you more room for the spacer washers by moving the angle holes a few mm back.

 

Just note the measurements from the Mono to the edge of the pivot tubes so as to keep your suspension settings the same and adjust as necessary with washers.

 

 

 

Mike