Give Eric Jones at British Car Repair a call (740) 363-2203. I bought a
complete a-arm setup from him to convert drums to disks on my 60 Sprite. I
couldn't be happier with the quality - the price was fair also. He is a
retired BMC mechanic and knows what he is doing.
Dave Camp
60 Sprite
79 Midget
----- Original Message -----
From Jason Urban <jurban at connectecs.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 7:04 AM
Subject: Kingpin/Swivel Q's
> Well, we had to cut the kingpin and outer fulcrum pin to remove these
> pieces from the A-arms on the Sprite. The kingpin bottoms are shot(and
cut
> to remove them from the pins). After we removed the fulcrum pins, we
could
> see how bad the bushings are - very oblong. John Davies(local British car
> mechanic) said this front end was never rebuilt.
>
> So, now I have to find new kingpins and a-arms. I noticed that Apple
> Hydraulics has the a-arms. Any comments?? Anyone else carry these?? I
> also saw that some listers did, but don't anymore.
>
> Also, Mini Mania has the swivel/kingpin set on sale for $400. This looks
> to be a competition set. Any comments on this??
>
> I'm hoping to get this ready for a tour in several weeks, but most of the
> weekends are full. At least I have a few days off here.
>
> Thanks!
> Jason.
>
>
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