289 progress........

[Gaz64]

I hope you boys realise that bending steering arms alters the Ackermann steering principle.
If while driving on smooth concrete while turning at low speed, and a front tyre scrubs, then the inside is turning too far.

[MAStuart]

Gaz64 My son told me the same thing. He said something about the tie rod ends needing to be outside of the plane of the ball joints. Anyhow it sounds like they have been bending the steering arms ever since they started to use anything other than the original wire wheels.

[1985 CCX]

Jim, Gary and Mike

All great information. THANKS
Will look at safety wire room. Can always drill small hole in spoke if it’s an issue.
Basically the bend is the same as the original steering rod in this car.
Running for 9 years w/o issue.
Also virtually all AC Cobras were like this.
Is it perfect, these cars are not. The camber changes as you steer as well, spring elongates while articulating in corners on both ends.
Will see how it works, remember virtually all SAI race cars did this.
All buggy spring 7000 and 8000 are like this too.
Guessing the same for 4000/6000 cars. The ends are still outside the center plane if the ball joint.

Hmmm, maybe it’s time for a Porsche

[jolsen42]

Originally Posted by 1985 CCX

Hmmm, maybe it’s time for a Porsche

Nah

John O

[PDUB]

Originally Posted by 1985 CCX

Hmmm, maybe it’s time for a Porsche

You have a nice one, already, wise guy!

[1985 CCX]

Left side complete except tie rod replace.
On to other side....,

[PDUB]

look at all the fingerprints on that rotor... dime store mechanics!


You are amazing, Jeff! Great work, as usual!

[1985 CCX]

Will clean when I bleed the front....

BTW as I was getting new rod ends via Moss Motors I found that the arms on them were very similar and bent.
Not that I want to compare the Cobra to MGB however they are weirdly similar.

https://mossmotors.com/steering-lever-rh?assoc=135563