Joe-
A few rambling thoughts...
1. If you still have the old style trunions (the ones with the pin firmly
installed ala TR3) chuck it. Can't recall 'xactely when TR went to the later
style but a 63 may still have that setup. Use the late TR4A/6 setup with the
additional castor with the TR4a style upper ball joint.
2. If you have the above setup, remove the bushings from the outer ends of the
a arms and just use the TR4A/6 plastic bushes. With this you can use a larger
pivot bolt (5/8" I think).
3. Inner lower a-arm bushes can be had in many different types (delrin, poly
whatevers) from many suppliers. Rotating those arms will give a bit of a drop
in stance.
4. Again ifits an early style with the two bolt end plates on the fulcrum pin,
reweld that whole area. You can also attach some "wrap around" supports just
inside of those plates and weld them to the frame...careful on the outer side
of the frame so that you don't impinge on the movement of the spring pan.
So many mods...so few cars left...
Nick in Nor Cal
ps I can hardly speak without the use of many gestures...so if this doesn't
make any sense, lemme no and I'll try to unobfuscate...is that a word?
-----Original Message-----
From: n197tr4@cs.com
To: fot@autox.team.net
Cc: seanax@iowalaser.com
Sent: Thu, Sep 30, 2010 10:34 am
Subject: [Fot] question on lower a-arm/trunnion 1963 TR4
Sean is rebuilding lower end of front suspension.
any recommendations on aftermarket replacement components
or
machine work we can do
looking for the latest information as it is stock.
default is to replace with stock components.
thanks!
joe alexander
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