Sliding Pillar Supension Help Needed

[Guest dbutch90]

Hi, i recently purchased a 2b sliding pillar kitcar part built, but this is the first time i have incounted this type of suspension, i have looked though the forum and google but i have had no luck in finding a detailed diagram of what it should look like, has anyone diagrams, list of the parts used, the 4 build videos or a copy of them which would help me alot.

[Guest craig030774]

where are you located may help if you are local to someone that could pop over

[Guest dbutch90]

Located in cornwall, near penzance

[Guest adey1984]

Could really do with a few pics too, mine differs left to right but not having a clue how it's ment to be means I can't strip it to bits. Maybe time to rip it to pieces and replace it with a double wishbone setup

[Guest Ian Maycock]

her are some pics of my setup (too big to put in one reply so have posted twice).

 

Has the suspension been started at all? on the sliding pillar you will need to butcher the hubs to remove the bottom tapered hole for the original ball joint.

 

If this has not been done then i suggest you save the hubs, if you have them for a wishbone conversion. the handling will be much better. having driven a sliding pillar for the past three years all i can say is that it is "adequate" i will be changing mine to wishbones this winter.

[Guest Ian Maycock]

Second post with more photos.

 

Let me know if you are going to continue with the sliding pillar and i will look in to a parts list for you.

 

Iggy

[Guest adey1984]

Cheers for that, I think one side is missing a few bits :-/, mines already on the car but I found the previous owner on here saying he'd had a crash, car drives fine tho I think he's rebuilt the suspension back up wrong

[agent_zed]

won't help you with your car but this might be quite interesting if you want to know a little more about 'sliding pillar' suspension. its a pretty old system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding_pillar_suspension

[Guest dbutch90]

Thanks for the pictures and the links, have find them usefull and now i know that i only need a few bolts here and there.

[Guest adey1984]

Where would be the best place to get individual parts for the suspension? I'm defo missing a few little bits

[maccavvy]

depends what your after i suppose.

Nuts and bolts are easy from local hardware style shop

for bushes check out ebay and type in anti vibration mounts.

[Guest adey1984]

Theres a big washer at the bottom of the shaft and a spacer at the top of the assembly that I'm missing on one side

[maccavvy]

theres should be a rubber bush at the bottom,this can be made with big washers sandwiching some rubber.

Or get some anti vibration mounts off ebay that will want the center hole drilling out.,im buying new ones this week as one of mine is missing.

As for the spacer,get a big washer and file to shape.It should be angled slightly.

 

All info supplied to me by tazzzman after him giving my 2b sliding pillar the once over.

[Guest adey1984]

A bush????! Have you got a picture of it as I'm very sure theres no rubber bushes on mine

[maccavvy]

if you look at this pic.

 

http://www.rhocar.org/index.php?showtopic=31948&pid=240317&st=0entry240317

 

youll see the big washer. When the car is sat on the floor there will be a gap at the bottom of the strut where you can see the rod.this gap should be filled with rubber so that the suspension is damped when topping out.imagine it to be a bump stop for for other way around,thats how it was explained to me.