Suspension Arm Slop
 

Building up a kit at the moment and as always having mounted the wishbones/hingepins to the car, there is some forwards/backwards play in the wishbone. I've never bothered doing this but do people add more spacers/washers to remove it, or as long as it's not a silly amount is it not too important?

Dave

Well, a little front/backwards movement is okay. For me, it should be no more than 0.5mm. I even use o-rings to remove the play because it provide a cushioning effect when it moves. :)

I always shim, don't know whether it makes any performance difference but certainly doesn't make things worse - in fact on the Durga, shimming stops the hinge pins falling out in crashes.

0.5mm is a rather larger tolerance - I shim to 0.1mm which is the size of the smallest shims in my pack. Parts should move freely under their own weight after shimming. O-rings are a no-no for me as shims as once compressed they cause extra friction, like putting a rubber brake block on the parts.

shimage always, shimage,

roflmao defo shimage :thumbsup:

roflol:thumbsup:


trekkker

that deserves a shimming :thumbsup:

To think I never knew!

Will have to break out the shim bag tonight then!

I need to ask Shimmy if he reccommends shimmage or no shimmage, i'll get back to you once i have asked shimmy about the shimmage :thumbsup:

Ben could answer that one,:woot:
just check niggs sig line??

Shimmy says no shimmage, makes the car very good over bumps :thumbsup:

EWWWW!!!!!!!:(:thumbdown::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry: DEFO:cry: lol

Do you need to talk to someone ben?

i think poor ben might need profesional help, i just cant work out if its a shrink or a hitman that he needs to help him with his shimage issues :woot:

I dont think shimming down to 0.1mm will make any difference in off road, the track is different every lap so you really wouldn't notice any difference in the car.

I know of several superstars who would rather use a sloppy car to a brand spanker ;)