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This
pic shows the two spacers that were required to take up the clearance
differences between the SN95 spindle and the mounting bracket on the QA1
lower strut bodies. I've read where washers can be used to fulfill
the same function, but I felt better about using a spacer that spans the
length of the spindle. Support is consistent from bolt to bolt,
rather than isolating the clamping force only around the bolt bosses. |
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Here
is an example of what may happen when using products from two separate
manufacturers. There was about 1/8" interference
between the lower edge of the strut body and the upper side of the
forward A-arm tube. As long as the car was driven straight ahead
clearance wouldn't have been a problem, but even cars that race in a
straight line have to turn onto the return road! My fix, whether
rightly or wrongly, was to have 1/4" worth of the strut body
machined off and recapped. |
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Here's
a pic of what things looked like during one of the mockup phases of the
front suspension/brake upgrade. |