Hello all,
I have researched previous threads in regard to the upright issues with the early CAV. I was glad to talk with Ian in Canada who makes some fantastic uprights for our cars.
The problem seems to be that the ball joint will lock out before the suspension travel is gone, most especially with bigger tires. This then puts undue tension on the bolts that mount the aluminum block to the aluminum upright. Many of us know what happens next and know it can be catostrophic.
This has me especially worried in that my car sees triple digits reguraly and while around courners with horrible consequences if your car failed.
While I would love to buy the fantastic new uprights, I can't afford them at this moment.
Has anyone thought of machining new blocks that connect the ball joint to the upright, but that put the ball joint at a favorable angle? I havn't yet looked at my car in detail to see if this is feasable, but I have to believe that this might be a cheaper option so we are safe.
In the future, I am still VERY keen to buy Ian's steel uprights, as I am convinced they would be VERY safe and make our cars handle the way they should. As a race driver, I feel my CAV has some odd handling characteristics that are built in with the geometry. I'm eager to see this go away and think those uprights would be the ticket.
I have researched previous threads in regard to the upright issues with the early CAV. I was glad to talk with Ian in Canada who makes some fantastic uprights for our cars.
The problem seems to be that the ball joint will lock out before the suspension travel is gone, most especially with bigger tires. This then puts undue tension on the bolts that mount the aluminum block to the aluminum upright. Many of us know what happens next and know it can be catostrophic.
This has me especially worried in that my car sees triple digits reguraly and while around courners with horrible consequences if your car failed.
While I would love to buy the fantastic new uprights, I can't afford them at this moment.
Has anyone thought of machining new blocks that connect the ball joint to the upright, but that put the ball joint at a favorable angle? I havn't yet looked at my car in detail to see if this is feasable, but I have to believe that this might be a cheaper option so we are safe.
In the future, I am still VERY keen to buy Ian's steel uprights, as I am convinced they would be VERY safe and make our cars handle the way they should. As a race driver, I feel my CAV has some odd handling characteristics that are built in with the geometry. I'm eager to see this go away and think those uprights would be the ticket.