Steven Baldwin
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| posted on 4/1/13 at 10:04 PM |
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Tiger Avon Wishbone Advice
Hi, I am new to this forum and looking for help.
Story so far bought a Tiger Avon Chassis from ebay two nights ago.
Before I waste a lot of time was wondering what the experience guru's on this forum advise me to do for sourcing front and rear wishbones ready
for fitting the suspension. Cheers Ste.
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wombat
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| posted on 4/1/13 at 11:05 PM |
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Where are you in the world?
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Steven Baldwin
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| posted on 4/1/13 at 11:29 PM |
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In the Uk, Located in between Manchester and Liverpool
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snakebelly
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 04:34 AM |
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You have U2U
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jossey
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 03:39 PM |
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I just fitted snake Bellys wishbones last night.
If your wanting to do track days get them :-)
Ohhh n the wishbone ball joints are top one are the transit drop link, they do 2 one about m18 and one about 1" it's the thinner one.
Second is bottom one which has caused me he'll. they are fiat 124 qsj765 about £9.50 each. They are not 3 bolt maxi.....
Other than that good luck.
I had my wishbones fitted last night which are great. They are 30mm wider to remove under steer or reduce it.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/22/viewthread.php?tid=177544
Getting new ones from tiger are £220 plus postage.
I hope this helps
[Edited on 5/1/13 by jossey]
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Steven Baldwin
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 04:01 PM |
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Hi David, thanks for the advice
I think my plan will be to keep the set up standard until I get it IVA for the road.
Snakebite modifications look very good and i will consider them in future
You dont want to sell your standard ones by any chance?
Thanks
Steve
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Steven Baldwin
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 04:02 PM |
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oops i quoted Snake Bite - appoligies its Snake Belly
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snakebelly
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 04:17 PM |
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Just clarify the new bones will have no bearing on iva, they also come with a sleeve nut camber adjuster built in. Not trying to dissuade you I
don't do these as a commercial proposition just as a service to the Avon crowd after spending a couple of years developing them on our race
Avon. All I would say is that quality is not compatible to the factory items, the polybush tubes actually line up for a start :-) although they work
out about the same cost I woul be remiss not to point out that tigers are powder coated and mine come in bare steel. Hth and good luck with the build.
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jossey
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 04:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steven Baldwin
Hi David, thanks for the advice
I think my plan will be to keep the set up standard until I get it IVA for the road.
Snakebite modifications look very good and i will consider them in future
You dont want to sell your standard ones by any chance?
Thanks
Steve
As snakebite lol said they are just 30mm wider they fit in the standard chassis brackets n offer you better quality wishbones than the standard ones.
Laptoprob may still have his standard ones but I'm not see. I looked at the pro's n cons and given i want track day first n iva in a few
year I didn't want to pay out twice.
I had one side left after my crash chassis but if you look at them side by side they are so different and snakebellys are far superior n stronger.
Anyway I hope your build goes well.
One thing to mention is that if you buy the normal wishbones you need to thread the rack ends down 10mm so your rack extensions fit .... But if you
use these ones I just used standard rack extensions n I setup mine last night. Camber set well.... Although I don't finish welding n adjusting
stuff till 4:30pm
Ps thanks paul..
My advise is if you can buy second hand ones and you have a ready modded rack then stick with the standard wishbones but if you plan to use on a track
at high speed and don't like user steer or your going to buy new ones and you have a standard rack n extensions then get his.....
Check this out
http://viatron.websitetoolbox.com/post/Avon-Wide-Track-Front-wishbones-6089344
David.
[Edited on 5/1/13 by jossey]
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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jossey
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 04:34 PM |
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Oi.... Will you enjoy your holiday n bugger off.....
Fitted bones last night. Thanks.
David
quote:
Originally posted by snakebelly
Just clarify the new bones will have no bearing on iva, they also come with a sleeve nut camber adjuster built in. Not trying to dissuade you I
don't do these as a commercial proposition just as a service to the Avon crowd after spending a couple of years developing them on our race
Avon. All I would say is that quality is not compatible to the factory items, the polybush tubes actually line up for a start :-) although they work
out about the same cost I woul be remiss not to point out that tigers are powder coated and mine come in bare steel. Hth and good luck with the build.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Steven Baldwin
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 10:16 PM |
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Hi, firstly a big thank you to everyone for all your feedback and advice...
Snakebelly, only just noticed the U2U option on this forum and read your link..
I agree your wishbones look a far superior product and if I have to buy a set of new ones I will be giving you a shout. However as I need a full set
for both front and rear of the chassis and I am not in any rush I am going to see if I can pick cheap set of second hand ones up whilst I start to
identify/collect other items for my build to store in my garage ready for assembling my project at a future date... At this moment I have only just
started reading up on the Tiger Avon and have not made any decision on what route my build with take,,
Thanks Again and hope you enjoy the rest of your Holiday
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jossey
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 10:38 PM |
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Steven,
One thing I have earned from having a tiger after getting rid of my locost is nothing fits from the locost with a mod or not at all.
Front are rear wishbones are different from everything else.
Body panels are tiger only
Rear prop is standard
Steering Column is heavy modded
Rack needs modding
The body is narrow so seats don't normally fit with extra thin ones
Chassis is low in height so fitting an engine is harder
Fuel tank is a struggle to get a generic one to fit
Pedal box has to be floor mounted if your tall
That said I love my car and it will be much better on the track and daily road use than all the other options I looked at.
Don't make the mistakes I made.
Buy the tiger avon book from Laura at tiger first and get the bits from someone who knows tigers.
Good luck.
Ps give neilp a call he is stripping an avon and has a lot of parts.
David
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Steven Baldwin
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 10:45 PM |
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Thanks for the Advice David
Got a feeling it's going to be a long slow build!!! Ha. Will try Neilp
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Steven Baldwin
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| posted on 5/1/13 at 10:50 PM |
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Hi David - do you have contact details for Neilp. Looked on members list but it is not showing any email address? Cheers
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snakebelly
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| posted on 6/1/13 at 01:47 AM |
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If your looking for used parts we have a type 9 to sierra props haft and also a spare ford viscous LSD not used since it was rebuilt by road and race
transmissions its a 3.62,
Any off to swim with elephants :-)
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jossey
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| posted on 6/1/13 at 10:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steven Baldwin
Hi David - do you have contact details for Neilp. Looked on members list but it is not showing any email address? Cheers
He messaged you on your other thread he picks up u2u messages quickly
Also get as much a you can off him parts dot come up often I've even looking for 2 years for my parts any only just got the last few in the last
month or so.
Cheers n good luck.
If you need any advise drop me a line.
David
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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laptoprob
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| posted on 9/1/13 at 08:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steven Baldwin
Thanks for the Advice David
Got a feeling it's going to be a long slow build!!! Ha. Will try Neilp
If you need the std bones i still have mine.
Yours for 100 quid posted???
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