[DeTomaso] Chassis

Julian Kift julian_kift at hotmail.com
Thu Aug 17 00:54:51 EDT 2017


One of the best modifications I made was separating, straightening and re-welding the upper front a-arms to accommodate more caster. Admittedly I have wide body that is even more notorious fro tram lining, but the a-arm mod widens the a-arm section that holds the ball joint by 3/4" allowing any caster setting with shims up to 7.5 degrees.


Surprisingly one thing that impacted tram lining far more than I had expected was a new set of tires, the set on the car when I purchased it were the older style chevron pattern Michelin Pilot Sports, the newer style are significantly better. Another step up was a slightly larger steering wheel, It hink the old one was 12" dia.


Julian

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From: Thomas Törnblom <tipo874 at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:30 PM
To: Jack Donahue
Cc: Julian Kift; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Chassis

A couple of years ago I replaced the front rubber bushings with Marinos offset poly bushings in an attempt at improve tramlining. Not much improvement, but no squeaking and I have not lubricated them since installation.

Thomas

> 16 aug. 2017 kl. 23:42 skrev Jack Donahue <demongusta at gmail.com>:
>
> I HIGHLY suggest the rubber vs poly...If you drive your car 🚗 on the street like most everyone else, you'll never appreciate the difference - and it just ain't worth the effort every time she squeaks. It's embarrassing.
> Just sayin'
> Jack
> #4348
>
>> On Aug 15, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  OEM rubber bushings don't squeak, but aftermarket poly bushings do,
>>  they require an annual greasing, so not necessarily 'bad', just feeling
>>  unloved...
>>
>>  Julian
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>>  Subject: [DeTomaso] Chassis
>>
>>  Hit a bump, step on the brake, turn the corner, the chassis squeaks and
>>  groans. Is this bad bushings?
>>  ThanksSent from my Verizon LG Smartphone
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   One of the best modifications I made was separating, straightening and
   re-welding the upper front a-arms to accommodate more caster.
   Admittedly I have wide body that is even more notorious fro tram
   lining, but the a-arm mod widens the a-arm section that holds the ball
   joint by 3/4" allowing any caster setting with shims up to 7.5 degrees.

   Surprisingly one thing that impacted tram lining far more than I had
   expected was a new set of tires, the set on the car when I purchased it
   were the older style chevron pattern Michelin Pilot Sports, the newer
   style are significantly better. Another step up was a slightly larger
   steering wheel, It hink the old one was 12" dia.

   Julian
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: Thomas Toernblom <tipo874 at gmail.com>
   Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:30 PM
   To: Jack Donahue
   Cc: Julian Kift; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Chassis

   A couple of years ago I replaced the front rubber bushings with Marinos
   offset poly bushings in an attempt at improve tramlining. Not much
   improvement, but no squeaking and I have not lubricated them since
   installation.
   Thomas
   > 16 aug. 2017 kl. 23:42 skrev Jack Donahue <demongusta at gmail.com>:
   >
   > I HIGHLY suggest the rubber vs poly...If you drive your car on the
   street like most everyone else, you'll never appreciate the difference
   - and it just ain't worth the effort every time she squeaks. It's
   embarrassing.
   > Just sayin'
   > Jack
   > #4348
   >
   >> On Aug 15, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
   wrote:
   >>
   >>  OEM rubber bushings don't squeak, but aftermarket poly bushings do,
   >>  they require an annual greasing, so not necessarily 'bad', just
   feeling
   >>  unloved...
   >>
   >>  Julian
   >>
   __________________________________________________________________
   >>
   >>  From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf
   of
   >>  djenkins at vanguardtrailer.com <djenkins at vanguardtrailer.com>
   >>  Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 4:06 PM
   >>  To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   >>  Subject: [DeTomaso] Chassis
   >>
   >>  Hit a bump, step on the brake, turn the corner, the chassis squeaks
   and
   >>  groans. Is this bad bushings?
   >>  ThanksSent from my Verizon LG Smartphone
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