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Bushes are only a couple of months old but the rubber flogged out quite quickly, and the aftermarket springs have very large eyes around the fixed pin. Replaced with poly bushings so hopefully they...

Clunk was the front spring eye hitting the chassis, bushing for the shackle pin worn and the aftermarket springs have very little clearance above the spring eye, about 1mm. I am now delightfully...

Heck yeah, perfect for 3 person roar trips hillclima Wildman

It's a bit of a work in progress

https://i.imgur.com/EbnElkJ.jpg

Centred the steering box, had to wait for a puller to arrive in the post so I could centre the wheel again, problem all solved. Still got a bloody clunk underneath somewhere, maybe front tailshaft...

Well I tightened the living shit out of the drag link ends and it makes no difference; I did however count turns from centre to lock and it's 2.5 left and 2 right, so it appears that I need to adjust...

Roger. Will try that first.

I have been under there before posting this and nothing "felt" loose, all parts are either new or in good condition.

https://cdn.onlineautoparts.com.au/images/prod/big/c29fea4bb7bd401cac497926775f2b59.jpg


e.g. see how the springs are opposed? I don't think they are in the aftermarket drag link.

I also suspect it may be due to the way the cups/springs are installed in the drag link, if they're both set up identically I think there would be spring tension when turning one way but not the...

Can't adjust caster on a leaf spring solid axle (except with wedges) and I have about 1 degree more positive caster than spec which should improve tracking etc if anything. The drag link is pretty...

I have a bit of a funny dead spot to the left of centre in my ute, turn right and it feels tight and responds instantly, turn left and there's 30 degrees of nothing before it does anything. Have had...