Club Triumph

Drove the car for some 100 miles over the past few days, to sum it up the front is greatly improved;
OK it is firmer (but without being harsh), more precise and overall grip is greatly improved.



Despite being slightly highter at the front , the rear axle lower link stand perfectly horizontal.

Down side is that, compared to the front, the rear feels a bit sloppy now.
Sadly I won't be able to fit the rear coil overs before the NvhO in two weeks time  

Slightly more info in my weblog

Quoted from Beans

... First idea is compression struts ...

Been a while, but at last I fitted the rear coil over's to 't Kreng today ...







Hopefully time for a little test drive tomorrow  

At the moment working on this set-up for the back axle of 't Kreng, anyone see any flaws in it?

That looks really nice theo,  

The stance looks spot on with those wheels, they fill the arches well.

I decided to model the axle and the necessary modifications in 3D, as this gives a much better impression on clearances etc.





Next on the to-do-list are the adaptations to the cars body and a new rear brake set up.

Also the stiffening plate for the back axle is going into production soon and the alloy sheets for the sump guard have arrived too.
Looks like it's going to be a busy summer

looks very nice

the 3d detail looks splendid Theo, looking forward to seeing it for real

That will be the biggest challenge, transforming the file into reality  
OK, the first bits are ready ...

Braw,,What diameter is the bar used there Theo and have you plastic coated the whole,

They are the original rear upper links with one end cut of and replaced with this ...



They are powder coated

beans,
May I make a suggestion, forged from bitter experience.

My fabricated wishbones are made similarly, with a threaded tube end inserted into the, er, end of the tube.  A ring of weld will not hold.

As well as the ring, drill holes in the tube and plug weld though those onto the insert, to distribute the load.   I learnt afterwards that this correct practice for these inserts

John

Thx for the warning John, but I think that in this case won't be a problem.
The original rear links I used have very thick walled tubes (wall thicknes ±4mm).
And I chamfered the tubes and the threaded inserts so the weld penetrates right down to the inside of the tubes wall.
Should be more then strong enough, but I'll keep an eye on them ones they are installed.

Finally decided that I will be using the standard anti roll bar combined with adapted original lower links (with rose joints at the rear)

This picture reminds we why I have been tinkering with the suspension for as long as I own these cars  

Was forced to fit my nice and light alloy hubs to 't Kreng at last, but first I had them anodised in black ...



The reason for fitting them was due to a ... euhh ... rather shot bearing  



But there were some problems with the hubs, as they didn't accept the original bolts for mounting the discs ...



Luckily fairly easy to rectify properly.

there Look very nice

They certainly look the business, and are much lighter compared to the original cast iron hubs

Drove the car a few miles over the weekend and it looks like all the funny noises were emitted by the shot bearings.
It has become alarmingly quiet   even the noise of what I thought was a worn clutch releas bearing has vanished.
But as I will be using the DHC for the Wales Tour 't Kreng is put away for the next few weeks. To be continued.

Not really suspension related but I thought it would be better to have all upgrades carried out on 't Kreng together in one thread.
Currently working on adding some lightness to the front of the car, removing the headlamp lifting mechanism ...