Hi everyone,
I'm refurbishing a kitten chassis & need a set of rubber bushes and ball joints.
Is there a reliant specialist on the web who might help?
Is there a URL or contact for a firm who would supply bushes by measurement?
Would one of the polybush suppliers try to match measurements?
Front sus. ball joints - is there a URL or contact for a supplier with measurements. TREs will probably be classic mini but upper & lower I'll have to bodge something I think - it's not too bad, I'll be making the wishbones new anyway...
Or if there's a restoration supplier with everything, that would be fine.
cheers
Bob

try owner's club they will know where to get bits.

Caber

Bob

Couple to kick off with. Never used them, so can't vouch for them.

http://www.reliantpartsworld.co.uk/

http://www.reliantownersclub.co.uk/enter.html

ATB

Simon

my local engineering place can make suspension bushes from nylon, so PU shouldn't be a problem. contact one local to you, and they should sort you out with bushes

forget his name, but what about contacting the chap on here with the kitten van with a bike engine in the back, he also runs a garage iirc so probably knows...

Ned.

try foggy

IIRC the Kitten used Triumph front suspension. Bushes should be easy to get from Rimmers etc

I was browsing yesterday the McMaster Carr online catalog, and found the "Plastic Flanged Sleeve Bearings bushings", but these are listed on Delrin, Nylon and Teflon.
I understand that these plastics are a little bit too hard.
http://www.mcmaster.com/
Page 1073.
They are cheap though...

Thanks everyone,
actually foggy has very few reliant bits in his van....... but good idea, he's probably a good source of info.
I've bought a full set of mini brakes for it & measured up the bushes & ball joints today.
I've tried various reliant hits on google but they've all turned out to be chimeras so far - I'll try the URLs listed, Ta
Bob

update - rimmer bros, completely useless for me.- can only supply known parts for known applications (not reliant). can't work from dimensions.
Now trying local accessory shops......
Bob

if it is triumph you could try canley classics
www.canleyclassics.com