does the insert in the rear beam on a 4x4 have to be that size?

it seems as though the steel insert is about 20mm longer than the bush.
can i cut mine of flush to give me a bit more ground clearance?
cheers
dave

 

itss longer to locate it into the chassis leg. i would'nt advise cutting it flush at all

 

this is where my problem is,i don`t have a chassis leg as per ford intended,i could always make a sleeve for it to sit into to locate and it would move it up at the same time
thanks for your reply
dave

 

i would deffo make a slieve of sorts for it if possible to give some strength

 

As said, its there to slide up into the body as a sort of locating pin.

 

Hi,

It's Ford Motor Sport design for group N fitting.
May be can help you ?




Regards

Claude

 

any pics of what your chassis leg looks like?

 

this is what it looked like before i fitted rear beam.
made up of box section and 2 plates

dave

 

I would say you could cut it Dave but im far from an expert

 

now ive studied it i have the solution
drill the chassis bracket to the diameter of the bush insert so that it slides in & sits flush. then cut a length of steel pipe to length & slide it over the steel insert. then simply fit a washer on top of that, put the bolt up through & stick a lock not on. for extra strengtn u could weld the outer pipe to the chassis bracket. job done. u have the advantage of having access to the top side of it as opposed to the sierra chassis leg which is obviously enclosed. hope thast sorts it

 

correction
lock not should read lock nut

 

thanks niall,i had the same thought myself
dave

 

that would be the way to do it.

 

i did as niall.b mentioned
once i looked at it,it all came together very easily




it now locates the beam bush`s insert and is solidly mounted to the chassis rail,
thanks again guys for all your help
dave