4200/Gransport rear lower wishbones

[TimR]

I bet this has occurred to others before me...
...but are the rear lower arms handed beyond their part numbers...?
Anyone tried it..?


Tim

 

[Zep]

If I recall the casting “looks” the same. The fronts have tapped holes for the ARB bracket which differentiates them which aren’t in the rear ones.

 

[TimR]

Ah...are you thinking front to rear Zep....?

 

[TimR]

Rear lowers carry the ball joint laterally...Dont think front to rear.
The rear lowers should just roll over 180 degrees and fit left OR right then..?

 

[TimR]

Here...this is a right...

 

[TimR]

Turn it over like the page in a book and it might just go on the left..
Anyone tried it ?


The uppers dont seem to be differentiated by part number and so,I conclude, not handed...
The fact that ES gives a left/right part number for the lower arms probably answers my question but has anyone tried it..?

 

[Zep]

Ah...are you thinking front to rear Zep....?

No! I did read your post.

 

[TimR]

No! I did read your post.

OK..Im confused then..

 

[Zep]

So, I reckon the difference is the brackets on the top for the pipes. Probably, other than that, they are the same.

 

[TimR]

Mmmm...it’s a neat idea, yeah.
Why make them twice? Why have inbuilt offset ? I want to believe you....

 

[Zep]

Mmmm...it’s a neat idea, yeah.
Why make them twice? Why have inbuilt offset ? I want to believe you....

I draw your attention to the probably!

 

[Lozzer]

If they are slightly off, I'm sure there's enough adjustment built in there to make it work.

 

[Navcorr]

I'm not entirety sure why you would though? Assuming both LH & RH are available new (I've not checked) they are priced the same.
Is there a dearth of 2nd hand availability for a particular side?

 

[TimR]

I draw your attention to the probably!

Yeah...I reckon probably...!

If they are slightly off, I'm sure there's enough adjustment built in there to make it work.

Compensating for differences? Potentially a right ar5e although I’m sure it can be done...

I'm not entirety sure why you would though? Assuming both LH & RH are available new (I've not checked) they are priced the same.
Is there a dearth of 2nd hand availability for a particular side?

Actually, there is...!

 

[TimR]

Interesting to see the marked increase in parent material around the flanbloc bushes between the updated and early swing arms too....

 

[Lozzer]

It's going to be an ongoing problem seeing as they're made of chocolate, a solution needs to be found, it's not confined to the 4200 either..

 

[TimR]

It's going to be an ongoing problem seeing as they're made of chocolate, a solution needs to be found, it's not confined to the 4200 either..

ES do a lower rear pattern. No idea when or how they decided to do that....?

 

[safrane]

ES started selling the pattern one c4years ago..I bought one and it fitted perfect LHS.