Projects my 63 country sedan airride install

my buddies 64 is almost as low as this and all it has is blocks and cut coils.

 

Lol I would never get over the speed bumps on virtually every rd in every city and every petrol station in England if I couldn't lift it up as I approach . The ride is also much better than cut coils IMO.

 

Front suspension on drivers side collapsed on Saturday , this is what I found .
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Drivers side control arm

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Passenger side control arm

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Drivers side shockwaves mount

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Passenger side shockwaves mount
Fitted as the instructions stated word for word .If you think about it this was bound to happen without reinforcing the lower wishbone as the style of these suspension units concentrate the spring and the damper on 2 x 8mm holes but in factory form the spring is a separate unit and the damper Is the ony part fixed to these holes. Email sent to them explaining .the control arms are being beefed up as I type this .

 

Looks really good!

 

Basically it's my fault for using the original control arms, they are supposedly sending me a new trunnion to replace the broken one
If only they had mentioned that my control arms may not be strong enough for the kit the designed for my car . Several people have been in touch on here, other forums and Facebook that this is a fairly common occurrence with these big cars and Ridetech are aware of this . you live and learn .

 

Today the arm that broke thru was straightened and welded then a 1/4" plate was welded in to add support. the other arm was also done the same . The trunnions are being remade tomorrow in a decent steel so im just waiting on bushes from rockauto then it's back together .

26 Mar 2014 19:54 by mark & anne's photos, on Flickr

26 Mar 2014 17:02 by mark & anne's photos, on Flickr