Front Suspension


	Now to the front suspension. The front wishbones had to be constructed. The plans show you how to make a jig. This is done so you can make the wishbones to exact dimensions taking into account castor, camber & king ping inclination angles. All this affects the way the buggy feels & handles when driven. I decided to make the jig base from wood. I made pins to slide the kingpin cradles onto and secured them to the wooden board at the exact angles stated in the plans.

		Once this was done I made a guide at the other end of the board to hold the wishbone pivot tube. This was also secured at the exact distance required in the plans. Notice that I actually made 2 pins - one is for the left hand wishbone and the other for the right hand one. The kingpin cradles where cut by hand from 10mm steel plate... what a pain. Again 10mm plate was used for sheer strength - it would be disastrous if they fail at speed.

	The cradle was then slid over the pin, the pivot tube slotted in the other end of the jig, then four 25mm bars was cut and welded in to connect the tube to the cradle.... Easy once you have the jig made!!! You can see the "Castor angle" incorporated into the wishbone in the picture oppersite.
		Here's the finished wishbone, apart from the spring mount. That will be welded on later when I know the positioning of the front spring/shockers. Just one more to make for the other side now! If I ever "prang" the buggy, I can sure bet the front wishbones bite the dust. I can easily make more now, if needed - I have the jig!!