Rear Lower Wishbone Orientation

[Josh]

Hello

I'm confused about the orientation of the rear lower wishbone, the book appears to contradict itself.

On page 73 it says it should be "installed with the cross brace angled from outside front to inside rear". This seems to be the orientation in the photo on page 44 (chassis and wishbones not painted).
However the photo on page 74 shows the wishbone in the opposite orientation and the chassis/wishbone is painted and the locking nuts done all the way up. This suggests it has been permanently installed at this point?

This is how I have my wishbone at the moment, is this right or wrong? Thanks!

[K4KEV]

the way you have it now will give maximum strength for the direction of travel ie forwards

[alga]

It's in the amendments, the text on page 73 is wrong:

“The lower wishbones need to be installed with cross brace angled from outside front to inside rear”.
Should read
“The lower wishbones need to be installed with cross brace angled from outside rear to inside front”

IOW, the way you have them now is correct.

[Josh]

Thanks for the help, I'll have a rolling chassis tomorrow (only 6 years since starting the project )

What has happened to the forum btw? Where have all the posts from the other sub-forums gone?

[Oscar]

If you mean the other forum sections, you have sign into them.
The password is Haynes

[baz-r]

i would say you want the outside front point to have the v end so under drive as its under compression where as the rear single tube is under tension (strongest for drive).

also if you crashed it would deform the wishbone under impact easyer not the chassis

im going to go have a look now to see what way i put mine round?