Jarrod's shimmy-shimmy-koko-bop

[J Grammer <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:19:10 +1000
> From: Jarrod Emery <jede@domain.elided>
> Subject: S-120/110 front shackles.
>
> I have an ASW120(S120 4x4)with really bad wheel shimmy.I did up the steering
> knuckles and such with new parts and the steering linkage, but never did the
> brass front shackles which are really badly worn.Also I'm pretty sure the
> shockies are just there for show.I have NOS Scout(I'm told) ones which I 
> will put
> on.
>         Unfortunately the right hand spring is totally sagged out 
> compared to the
> left one and I don't have another( I have AA120 4x4 ones which are totally
> different).I do have an AR110 for parts which has good font springs, but they
> have rubber bushes. I would like to fit these lighter springs to improve the
> ride, but I don't know if they will hook up to the shackles on the 4x4 120
> chassis.They look externally similar.....
>         Does anyone know if I can do this without having to unrivet the 
> fixed
> halves of the bits from each chassis?(i.e.will the rubber springs and shackle
> pins go into the brass chassis?)
>         Also, has anyone had steering shimmy purely from running 
> bar-treads?Can it
> be fixed with a steering damper?
Jarrod, as the US R and S series have basically the same chassis, I'm going 
to venture that your AR springs will in fact interchange. I further suspect 
that rubber bushes can be used with the existing fixed bracket for the 
bronze bushes, but no promises there, mate ;)

Bar treads(that's NDT's to us), being bias ply and having a solid bar crown 
down the center are going to be as susceptible to steering system play as 
any tire gets at road speeds. Typically a damper is considered a band-aid 
unless the rest of the suspension and steering is brought into spec first.

Jim