Watsons front suspension conversion
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:34 pm
Evening all. Can somebody point me in the direction of the way to fit the watsons coils on the subframe. Thanks
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wolfie wrote:Evening all. Can somebody point me in the direction of the way to fit the watsons coils on the subframe. Thanks
Stuart wrote:Adding a collar to the top of the tower before welding the top plate on would help. The A-series tower is shorter than the K-series one, and the Watsons kit is designed for the K-series frame.
wolfie wrote:maybe I'm being a bit paranoid but welding an aluminium collar to a steel subframe seems a bit risky for the type of stresses going through it. mIssus is going to use the car every day and the roads of afghanistan are better than the ones around the midlands
wolfie wrote:what thickness was the steel hans? Need to start ringing around to get a few quotes