Englishmaninwales Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 The build manual refers to an 8mm spacer that is inserted onto the upright above the lower spherical bearing. I can see this will alter the angle of the wishbones relative to each other. What effect , if any, does it have in car handling ? Do many people run without it? My car is 94 K series, ie pre anti dive geometry. Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Williams Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I don't use them Malcolm on Garry May's advice, I can't remember the reason given now. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myothercarsa2cv Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 A spacer beneath the upright will raise the spindle in relation to the car thus giving you a lower ride height for the same shock length, and reduce the parallelity of the wishbones which apparently helps bump steer, assuming your rack is set up correctly. John _________________________ myothercarsa2cv Bugsy: '82 2cv6 😬 Talloulah '08 1.6K Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Gary popped them in when I ran narrow track. IIRC it gave the same advantage as the post 96 anti-dive geometry. Now on wide track & have the spacers in situ: not too sure whether I would notice the difference either way though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishmaninwales Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 Ok thanks I wondered about the effect on bump steer. I 'll probably will try with and without.....I bet they wont make me any faster up Loton Park ( as there are too many other driver related variables ) Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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