New Front end

[crisis]

Hi all, the lower suspension arm gave up and now I am thinking new lower arms??  Does anyone make tubular or have any advice.  I don't trust the other one or an original as it obviously wasn't designed for the oversized V8 engine??

Someone said Jag front end, any experience with this as an alternative?

[obsession]

you shouldnt be to worried about the v8 with standard front end iv never seen a wishbone fail unless the bolts break oe its been stuffed around by a dickie ball joint .Iv got some spare lower ones if you want them , pedders stock the bushes

[crisis]

Awesome, Thanks I'll touch base with you this week.

I tried to post a pic but maybe was too large a file.  the ball joint is still intact, it simply ripped itself a new hole in the lower wishbone!!!!

Just finishing pulling it all out this arvo, gonna get it all sandblasted and grab new shockies, ball joints etc etc.  I do plan on entering into driving events etc. hence the thinking that I might need to uprate the suspension? 

[MaTTe]

Hey Steve, i looked into this a while back, and considered organising a group buy. There is a mob over east that seem more than capable of manufacturing what we want, the downside is that to get it right they will likely need a van, or at the very least a working suspension setup to get everything correct.
I was going to ask that they fabricate what we need, however rather than using the bedford stub axle, i was going to ask that they use a HQ stub axle (which is why they would need a van or atleast a complete setup to get everything correct as the angle needs modifying)

The mob i am referring to is:
http://www.mcdonaldbrosracing.com.au/tubularwishbones.html

check thru the website, they are more than qualified to fabricate what is needed. The main advantage to these is the ability to control caster and camber in a simple easy manner. Personally i'd prefer they be over engineered/strengthened

[ben]

hey chris ive said this a few times and im not sure if your aware but  the later model standard cf wishbones ar 4mm instead of the early ones are only 3mm and i belive holden requested this because the idea of putting v8's in bedfords was being thrown around by holden. if you get some later model wishbones you shouldnt have a problem.

i too had a problem with v8 + early wishbones lucky wasnt doing fast speeds:( or could have been fatal.

cheers
ben

[vintageholden]

Hi Keith
Sorry we don't make any components for that range of vehicle.
Regards
Ray McDonald
McDonald Bros Racing
03 9465 0000
www.mcdonaldbrosracing.com.au

[obsession]

  maybe we should ALL email them 

[MaTTe]

I never expected that they would carry the parts already. If you re-read what i wrote, i was intending to ask for custom built components, and potentially get a group buy together to make it worth the manufacturers while.

[vintageholden]

i never asked about what they had in stock
asked if they were willing to help or design something for cf bedford..

if you can get them to make them i,m interested..depending on cost..

[crisis]

Hi guy's and Gal's,

roadblock on the front end, anybody know where I can obtain a right hand stubb axle for my 1971 beast.  Hoping to get to van nat's but with no front end no chance    Craig had found one but was a bit different to mine (thicker axle)  any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers