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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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Apparently the aftermarket lower wishbones on my 4x4 Saff are too long, and that's what's causing my F/OS wheel to rub on the sping platform of the Koni shock on hard left cornering.

Does anyone know anything about lower wishbones, length differences - aftermarket/4x4/RWD etc.
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 03:04 PM
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the length of the TCA will not have any effect on clearance between the tyre and the spring seat - either the wheels are the wrong offset, or your wheel bearing is loose, or the strut/hub carrier is bent
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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I'll take a photo when I get a moment, but if I was to say that the camber of the front wheels looks WAY wrong, ie. the front wheels lean inwards visibly at the top compared to the rears, would that make sense??
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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I would say that the wheel bearing is on it's way out/gone - OR the nut has come loose. That would allow the wheel to do that!!


Jack it up and give the wheel a shake
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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I've had both wheel bearings replaced recently.
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 09:13 AM
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sounds like you've got one from a granada
they are iirc 12mm longer than the sierra ones
if the camber is out then that would be the first port of call

also, assuming you've got cossie ones in there, there is also the issue of the cossie useing M12 bolts rather than the M10's of the other versions so if you had the other ones fitted you've have to swap the buhes over in the first palce
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 12:21 PM
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Ok a couple of pics, hard to see but if you compare the angle of the front wheel and the rear wheel on each side...



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looks like the offset of the rims is wrong, they seem to be way to far in compared to normal rims

then agian, i may be worng
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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I think it's just those pics that make it look like that, try this pic:

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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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what you want to do is take a pic from ground level, preferable from below the fog light level to sow the camber differences between front and rear wheels
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