You should rebuild your front suspension if it has not been done in a few years.
You can get all the parts you need from VB or Moss. Sometimes( if has been a
long time or the car has had hard suppers) the fasteners at the care end will be
fused with the A-arm.. there have been several post telling you how to deal with
this. You will need to Magnaflux or Crack check your front spindles. If cracked,
REPLACE ! This a good time to go to poly or other bushings( also from VB or
Moss). There are a couple of adjustable upper bushing, so that you may set your
front camber. You should not have to put new bushings in your spindles. If you
do, perhaps there is someone on the spridget group that can help. F or front
anti-roll bars, there are choices, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16 are Sprite/ Midget
standards. 3/4 or 7/8 are available from several places. If you are going to
street your Sprite 9/16 or 5/8 should be OK. If you are going to autocross or
race it Bigger is better. I would not go to solid aluminum or poly bushings
unless you are going to race it. Follow the directions in you manual and don't
forget the wedge pin at the base of the spindle. You will probably have to drill
it out! I hope this answers some of the questions, and if not it will start a
string of answers!
Roger Cotting
60 Sprite (2)
73 Midget
80 TR8
95 Mitsu 3000GT
Toby Atwater wrote:
> Well now that the engine is out, I am taking the opportunity to clean up and
> repaint the engine bay, and tidy\replace the wiring loom. My half a$$ crimp
> connectors are too ugly and way to flimsy to make it right. What other jobs
> are nasty with the engine in place?
>
> Is a Front suspension rebuild facilitated by the removal of the engine? When
> it comes to suspensions, I'm so inexperienced. I understand its function
> somewhat, sprung vs unsprung weight etc... but otherwise I just try to
> ignore it. From what I have read, I have heard stories of king pin (what
> ever that is) reamer nightmares, all sorts of different exotic bushing
> materials and the occasional shock discussion. And not to mention the sway
> bar diameter controversies.
>
> I pulled out some books and started to read, but the vocabulary is so
> difficult, and without pictures, I don't understand what I'm reading about
> (kind of like my engineering books)
>
> Any help is appreciated
>
> Toby...
> 69 Sprite
> 69 Midget
> 71 Toyota Land Cruiser
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