[Spridgets] Bent Frame Rails!!!

[Guy Weller]

Yes you could do that. but as well as jigging the inner bottom wishbone
points accurately, plus the top point the required amount rear of centre
line, the shock mount plate also needs to be canted over toward the rear. So
that is quite a lot needing accurate jigging to get it to work right.

Given the mass- production engineering required it is clearly just as easy
to mount those points using straight rails as the fixed datum line, and then
accurately apply the single bend (each side) to the required caster angle.
Quick and simple and ensures that the fixed points remain at the correct
relative positions to each other whilst getting the required angle.

Rather a smart solution I think.

Guy
PS The correct bend is about 1", depending on where exactly it is measured.

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of jjj at acsnet.com
Sent: 20 December 2008 05:23
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: [Spridgets] Bent Frame Rails!!!


I'm somewhat sorry I opened such a can of worms on this one but think
about this guys. I'm Geoff Healey sitting at my drawing board designing a
dirt cheap little sports car without any simple castor or camber
adjustment. Instead of coming up with a system for bending the frame rails
why would'nt I just jig up the correct points to weld the brackets on?
Maybe I'm wrong but it sure dos'nt make sense to me. I have also noticed
that the cars I have and have encountered that have the least amount of
bend are the cars that have obviously been treated the easiest while the
cars that have been obviously thrashed have the biggest bend's. A bugeye
that I had that had a obvious colorful history and shocks that had'nt
worked for many a year had the most bend of about an inch. Don't want
fisticuffs over this but hope for some more live'ly input. Tnx, for the
sport!!! Kurt.
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