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Re: atp
« Reply #30 on: 28 November 2018, 18:46:59 »

Do they fit? Check.
Do they work? Check.
Are they cheap? Check.

For less than £100 for wishbones/droplinks/track rods, what more do you want/need ::)

Do they come with a free baseball cap as TB needs one to go with his Corsa. :P
Nowt wrong with a baseball cap , I wear one most of the time, and have a baseball bat ,just saving up for a baseball now  :)
Protection? ;)
Yes, the baseball CAP protects my head from getting cold and keeps the sun out my eyes  :y
the baseball bat protects my car from thieving scum bags  ;)
anti theft device clicky
obviously, when i have more money, i will buy a ball too  ;D
if you have a wooden baseball bat, make sure you have a baseball too, or it could be considered an offensive weapon apparently  :P

That looks like a meaty snooker cue extension.  ;)
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Re: atp
« Reply #31 on: 28 November 2018, 18:57:46 »

Yes, the baseball CAP protects my head from getting cold and keeps the sun out my eyes  :y
the baseball bat protects my car from thieving scum bags  ;)
anti theft device clicky
obviously, when i have more money, i will buy a ball too  ;D
if you have a wooden baseball bat, make sure you have a baseball too, or it could be considered an offensive weapon apparently  :P




So leave the baseball bat at home, and keep a 6 cell Maglite in the car. It doesn't compare well to modern AA LED torch, but it's a bloody good club. That lights up :y
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Re: atp
« Reply #32 on: 28 November 2018, 18:58:04 »

Found a short video clip I captured at the time, I`ve just uploaded to YT

I passed the part to our mechanical engineers at work for their assessment
After the laughter died down a bit, the boogers tried to throw it in scrap bin  ;D

As I mentioned earlier,  I only ever received one wishbone.

  https://youtu.be/-t-yVMHu_IA
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Re: atp
« Reply #33 on: 28 November 2018, 19:13:17 »

It only holds the wheel on a 1600kg 150 MPH car
what could possibly go wrong  ;D
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Re: atp
« Reply #34 on: 28 November 2018, 21:05:34 »

Do they fit? Check.
Do they work? Check.
Are they cheap? Check.

For less than £100 for wishbones/droplinks/track rods, what more do you want/need ::)
The single most expensive part is the geometry adjustments after.  So if they only last the warranty period (if you're lucky), it still makes it the expensive option.

£64 for full geometry setting on a Hunter machine at Tyre-Smart in Witham - with OOF discount, so not that dear, TB.

Ron.

As with many things, the cheapest often works out far from the cheapest.
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Re: atp
« Reply #35 on: 28 November 2018, 23:12:52 »

Geometry should be checked every 20k or so... Can therefore be considered a service item. Like the wishbones :-X
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Re: atp
« Reply #36 on: 29 November 2018, 00:58:08 »

That will be every five years for me, then!

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Re: atp
« Reply #37 on: 29 November 2018, 07:31:57 »

I have an invoice that came with the car showing that a pair of wishbones were purchased for it-make not specified-in 2010 at a cost of £25 each.Assuming that these are the ones still fitted then all that's been done was the fitting of a balljoint on one side a few years ago for the M.o.T.
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Re: atp
« Reply #38 on: 29 November 2018, 18:00:23 »

Geometry should be checked every 20k or so... Can therefore be considered a service item. Like the wishbones :-X
Mine gets checked every 4 or 5 years, usually when I've replaced the £20 bushes in them.  Not using crap suspension/steering parts means I'm never changing bits, or paying £65 alignment every year.  By sticking to decent quality parts, my suspension is not an annual service item ;)

As said, cheap ain't always the cheap option.  You're paying £100 in parts and £65 in setup annually. I'm paying £40 in parts and £65 setup every 4yrs...
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Re: atp
« Reply #39 on: 29 November 2018, 18:26:16 »

I just change my car every 4 years.  :)
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Re: atp
« Reply #40 on: 29 November 2018, 19:29:15 »

Confused bear... where r we getting £100 in parts annually from?

Mine were on there for ages before I changed them.
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Re: atp
« Reply #41 on: 29 November 2018, 19:39:53 »

Confused bear... where r we getting £100 in parts annually from?

Mine were on there for ages before I changed them.
DG ;)

Webby - given your driving style, you probably let them get pretty bad before changing them, ie in the realms of MOT fail, rather than the impact to handling.
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Re: atp
« Reply #42 on: 29 November 2018, 19:41:31 »

And given the fact I'm now a reformed character, and thus less hard on suspension, I expect mine to last a gazillion years ;D
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Re: atp
« Reply #43 on: 29 November 2018, 19:45:12 »

Yeah absolutely mate. Plus of course driving hard is also going to make them work harder irrespective of quality.

What have you found that’s wrong with the ATP bones? When mine go I feel a little wandering at the front. And how long did it take for them to get shagged?
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Re: atp
« Reply #44 on: 29 November 2018, 20:15:02 »

About half an hour if he was in full on hooligan mode.  :y  ;D
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