I have bought the new rod ends for the antiroll bar vertical links, fitting them to the rods with some coper grease on the threads to make sure future replacement is easy. The chassis mounting brackets came back from the fabricator and he did a great job on them, including spraying them with Galvafroid. The […]
Anti-roll Bar Test Fit
The 109 had to go on the ramps for the rear spring bushes to be replaced. They’re now done, and the clanking has stopped. The bad news is that the springs are pretty tired – they’ve lost some of their camber, and the bushes were not as tight in the spring eyes as they should […]
Rock n’ Roll
I’ve had enough of both of them when cornering, so have made a small investment in an anti-roll. or anti-sway bar. This should allow plenty of articluation for the use that the 109 gets put to, mainly on road but also including future trips similar to the Alps. Since the vehicle was not built for […]
Axles
Here are some pictures of the swapped rear axle. It looks just the same as before except for one key point; the spring shackle now sits on the correct side of vertical, rather than hanging forwards, so I know thwe suspension now has it’s correct geometry.
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