Front upper suspention arms orientation
 

Hi
I know this was somewhere else in the Forum previously before it got hacked by the low life. Could some body please tell me which way they should be fitted.
a)Short arm to the front or back?
b)Threaded part facing up or down?

Heya

Carnt remember which goes front long or short but they are mounted so the upper ball joint is angled upwards

Make sence?

Tilly

long arm of the upper wishbone goes to the front of the car.

andy

Hi
I have just managed to look at the book again, yes the long arm goes to the front but the threaded part faces down the way. I hope I am right!

Axle,
do you mean it goes down from the chassis towards the wheel direction?

andy

sorry, i got that ar$e about face :o
the thread goes down from the wheel towards the chassis, with the long arm of the wishbone at the front.
well thats what mine do :eek: :)

cheers
andy

er no Axle they point upwards from the car up to the tyre ill find a pic or take one for you
Ray

:o Hi
Yes you are right Andy, my little brain worked it out, if you look at the book page 63 last sentence it tell you that the longer arm goes to the front. on this basis the threaded bit will be pointing upwards pointing towards the car.

Hope this helps!

NOOO see above
Ray:)

Like disss...:D

cheers this is the image i have been trying to create. Thanks for the picture and sorry for any confusions!

hi, basically with the lower wishbone parallel to the floor the upper balljoint face should be paralell with the top of the mushroom this looks like the balljoint is pointing upwards but if you look at the upright fom the front you can see where the strut if it were there would be at a 90degree angle to where the balljoint is now and if the strut was there it would be leaning in at the top
hope this makes sense and helps
Ray

cheers Ray

apologies, :o maybe i didn,t explain what i meant clearly, hangs head , tough few days:rolleyes: :)

cheers
andy