Fast Cars IFS

[lal Naja]

Looking for updates on your FastCars IFS.

I've put 3800 miles on my IFS and all is good but for one thing. And that is it takes more force than I like to make an initial turn-in, either left or right. I'm thinking It may be due to the caster angle being a little too much and I'm thinking about reducing caster a little and see if there is a reduction in the force needed. Other than that steering is very responsive on street or highway.

I also have 10" wide tires on the front and that results in a rather wide scrub patch which is not central to the theoretical kingpin inclination.

What are your findings and have you experienced the same thing. Would love to know.

[Donunder]

All good from my end!

Apart from the steering being a little heavy at parking speeds, the car is a joy to drive. I'm running 255 series tyres up front and they seem to suit the requirements of the Fast steering perfectly. Initially I wondered at the wisdom of proceeding with this modification seeing that a lot of Arntz owners have chosen to keep the original MGB front end without encountering any major troubles, but I'm now very content that I made the correct decision to jettison the heavier BMC product. Whether it makes any difference I don't know, but I also changed out the original heavy radiator which was developing a series of leaks and replaced it with a lighter alloy version.

After a couple of years the car started to develop creaking noises from the front. All the bolts needed to be tightened, some considerably, and the problem was fixed but a regular inspection of front end bolts is now on the calendar.