Gary:
The arm with the most curve goes FORWARD of the ball joint. The effect is
that the vertical link is slanted toward the rear to some degree. This is
a good example of "castor." Correct installation will give you the correct
(roughly) castor angle, but if you put them in backwards, you'll have
negative castor (extreme) and you'll find you won't be able to steer!!
(No, I don't know this from personal experience!!)
Hope this helps!
Pete Chadwell
1973 TR6 CF10732
You wrote:
"This may be a tough one! I have the front suspension all apart, (and it
really is simpler than I thought it might be). Anyway I have the upper
A-arms apart and separated from the ball joint and mixed up. Not from side
to side on the car, but from right to left on the same side. I thought they
were alike untill I looked closely and one of the arms has more curve than
the other. Does the more curve go forward or back? The po had one of the
arms marked as both right and left, which makes it even more confusing. Am
I making myself clear? Any help out there?"
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