[DeTomaso] ???? - Installing offset bushings

[B Hower]

Good point.
 
Bud #3400

--- On Sat, 7/23/11, Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se> wrote:


From: Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ???? - Installing offset bushings
To: "Julian Kift" <julian_kift at hotmail.com>, fresnofinches at aol.com, "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2011, 9:03 PM


Julian,

The change in angle will be the same regardless of which end you add the
offset to. The difference will be which direction the wheel moves in the
wheel well.

Tomas

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Sent: den 23 juli 2011 20:06
To: fresnofinches at aol.com; De Tomaso List
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ???? - Installing offset bushings


Larry,

Larry,

I would expect there to be 8 thin face half bushings and 8 thick face halfs
to achieve the offset (mover upper a-arm rearward and lower a-arm forward).
The objective is to rotate the upright rearward at the top, so correct the
lower a-arms would have the thinner bushing to the front and if on the upper
the thinner bushing to the rear.

If you really only have enough to do lower or upper a-arms then the greatest
benefit will be gained by using them on the a-arm that has the shortest
vertical distance between it and the wheel spindle. I don't have an upright
in front of me, but IIRC that would be the lower a-arm.

Good luck,
Julian


> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> From: fresnofinches at aol.com
> Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:54:39 -0400
> Subject: [DeTomaso] ???? - Installing offset bushings
>
>
> All,
>
> Tomorrow we re-assemble the suspension on the parked-for-20-years Fresno
Pantera.
>
> I purchased Quella's poly-graphite bushings, have added zerks at each
bushing location,
> and will install with anti-seize.
>
> As is often the case, these vendor parts came with no instructions.
REALLY?
> One sheet of paper is too much to ask of these guys??!! Geeesh...
>
> I've done the Google search thing and think I have the answer, but I need
some De Tomaso Family
> been-there-done-that wisdom so I'm sure I get this correct.
>
> As Quella's set contains only four offset bushings, I 'assume' they all
install on the two front, lower A-arms,
> with standard-offset bushings installing in the two front upper A-arms.
>
> To gain the caster these are intended to provide, I believe they should be
installed with the thinner flange to the
> front of each bushing location on the A-arms. This would move the lower
A-arm forward on the chassis.
>
> Yes? No? Or....?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Larry
>
>
>
>
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