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Old 03-27-2004, 05:44 PM
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I too am a member of Jag-Lovers. They were pretty helpful and friendly, considering my Jag ownership is just the suspension. After trying to rebuild the half shaft stub axels, I ended up going to a local (Campbell) old British car expert, who has all the rare tools and knowledge of these tricky old Jags. Seals on these Jags have a tendency to leak, especially on inboard brake pads (ugh). If you plan on putting much torque to this suspension, you should consider upgrading some parts. The differential is quite strong (some good info on this site), but there are some weaknesses. Concours West Inc. in Washington has some good parts, like HD control arms, half shafts and U-joints, tie bars, etc. I also purchased their hardened steel tapered seats for the side brackets; the original one-piece screws with tapered seats are weak and tend to break at the most inopportune times, often causing spin-outs. I also installed Watts linkage from Upstate Cobras, but this are designed for the Contemporaries, so I don't know how much trouble it would be installing it on your machine. George Petrus makes an array of special Jag suspension parts at Accurate Machine Products in Torrance (310) 370-4075. Also, XKs Unlimited in San Luis Obispo have great parts catalogs (stock and racing parts) for Jags. They recently became a Shelby dealer, by the way. Nice folks to deal with. Good luck, Rich.
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