Specifications
FRONT SUSPENSION
The basic concept of the standard road car's
pick-up point using the larger 12mm bolt
suspension layout has been retained but
supplied.
This hole should have been enlarged to
extensive modifications have been made to the
suit this bolt during the bodyshell preparation.
way that the components have been constructed.
Prior to assembly, fit the front wheel bearing
A revised front suspension assembly has been
to its housing in the knuckle and retain with the
designed,
fabricated
and
homologated
two circlips.
At this stage, press the drive flange
specifically for use in Group A motorsport, and
into the wheel bearing, and fit the wheel studs to
MUST be used as a complete package. There is
this assembly. Fit the threaded insert into the
no compatibility between individual components
mounting post clamp from the TOP face, secure
and those found on the standard car.
by clamping with standard pinch bolt.
The
This new assembly consists of a modified
knuckle assembly can now be attached to the
knuckle assembly, fabricated lower control arm
lower control arm by a cap headed bolt and
i
ncorporating spherical joints, an adjustable,
washer inserted through the underside of the
tubular lower suspension arm/castor control link,
outer spherical joint, into this threaded insert.
complete with spherical bearing and reinforced
The lower suspension arm is attached to the
front attachment bracket. The heavy duty front
lower control arm at one end by a bolt, but the
strut body with adjustable spring platform
spherical joint at the opposite end locates with a
position, is fitted with a De Carbon monotube,
bracket attached to the front crossmember.
gas filled shockabsorber insert.
This attaches to
This has been profiled to fit the crossmember
the knuckle assembly and incorporates a wheel
AFTER the strengthening plate for this point has
camber adjustment facility in the top securing
been attached, and has been designed to fit in
bolt.
The alloy top mounting uses a spherical
this original position using the three original
j
oint housed eccentrically to allow further castor
mounting bolts. This bracket is also designed to
and camber adjustment. The knuckle assembly
be used as the front attachment for the
supplied in the kit is derived from the normal
sumpguard.
production component but has been further
The shockabsorber insert should be fitted to
machined within the wheel bearing housing to
the strut body, to be secured by a single nut, but
accept the larger diameter wheel bearing, and the
lightly lubricate the bearing surfaces and make
top mounting bolt hole enlarged to 14mm.
sure that the bump stop rubber is in place on the
To complement this package, a selection of
shockabsorber rod before assembly.
The lower
`superprogressive' road springs and suitably
spring guide ring, chosen road spring (spring
matched dampers have been developed to cover
clamp required for this operation), top spring
tarmac and gravel applications.
plate, followed by the top mounting assembly
These springs are constructed from tapered
can then be secured by a single nut. There is
wire and offer a wheel travel capability coupled
provision for a grease nipple to be fitted to the
with increased spring rate, unattainable from
top part of the strut body, just above the
conventionally constructed, constant wire
threaded section.
Access to this nipple can be
diameter springs.
made between the lower coils of the road spring
for occasional lubrication with a proprietary
ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE
graphited grease.
The completed shockabsorber and spring
Ensure that all components are thoroughly
assembly is attached to the knuckle using the
cleaned and bushes lightly lubricated prior to
special bolt supplied.
This 14mm. top bolt is
assembly. Assemble under clean conditions at all
handed since it has an `eccentric' head to enable
ti
mes. The spherical joints are located both in the
wheel camber adjustment.
The offset head of
lower control arm and strut top mounting plate
this bolt fits between the two small angled plates
by circlips.
Attach lower control arm to chassis
on the strut body, the lock nut and special