Hi Theo:
I think you're right about the sheetmetal work if I want to move the
cage further up into the body of the car!
As far as why the Jag hub hits--that's a darned good question. I wish I
had a darned good answer :-). I'm generally okay on travel with the
current setup. The stock Tiger has about 3+ inches of upward axle
travel before the bump stop hits; my setup has about 3 inches also--as
long as I don't lower the car.
It could be that the hub-to-hub width is close to a stock Tiger. I
believe that there's more hub housing sticking inboard with the Jag
setup. If that's the case, it could explain why the Tiger hub/brakes
will clear and the Jag's hub doesn't. The car is down at Smitty's for
some other work. I'll have to get down there and do some comparisons
with other tigers to come up with a better answer.
Regards
David
Theo Smit wrote:
> Sorry about the arched upper links thing - it was late at night and I
> wasn't thinking straight. I haven't seen a Jag rear end installation in
> a Tiger but from what I've heard (and based on your description),
> getting the geometry right involves a bunch of sheetmetal work, no
> matter what.
> As a devil's advocate I'll ask these questions though: The stock Tiger
> rear end housing is about 2.5 to 3" diameter at the axle tubes, and it
> clears the chassis at full bump travel, as far as I know. The Jag rear
> driveshafts are about the same diameter, and they ought to locate in
> pretty much the same place - why do they hit?
>
> Theo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of sosnaenergyconsulting
> Sent: May 12, 2003 11:16 PM
> To: Theo Smit
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: IFS/IRS question
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