10-09-2018, 09:35 PM
As you will have seen a massive rebuild has been underway for some time. Much wear and tare has been found. The extra front weight and power from the larger BMC A probably has not helped in the extreme balance of the car but on the 19" it is no where near as stable as on the 15s. The Big7 front axle adds help with the slightly wider track and one end of front shock absorber is direct onto axle with no shackle. My previous Nippy had the Bowden IFS and that was a transformation from the standard front suspension.
Incidentally I live not too far from Ottery St Mary and once visited the little workshop where the Bowden stuff was made and spoke to the engineer. He very kindly gave me photos of the IFS drawings (sort of drawings) which I must get down to photocopying and sending to the A7CA for the archives.
Dennis
Incidentally I live not too far from Ottery St Mary and once visited the little workshop where the Bowden stuff was made and spoke to the engineer. He very kindly gave me photos of the IFS drawings (sort of drawings) which I must get down to photocopying and sending to the A7CA for the archives.
Dennis