Page 1 of 1
front suspension pins/
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:50 pm
by john newton
i have noticed that pins are advertised for car or l.c.v. what is physical difference.? re john newton
Re: front suspension pins/
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:40 pm
by les
If you mean the swivel pins, the later 8 cwt lcv's had a thicker steering arm fitted to the pin, which involved having a larger hole to accommodate it.
Re: front suspension pins/
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:26 pm
by philthehill
You can fit the 8cwt swivel pins to the Minor car (as I have done) but the problem is in sourcing the larger steering arms as they are virtually unattainable other than S/H and then still a rarity though I note that ESM have NOS of the R/H steering arm Pt No: BTA594 but not the L/H.
Whilst looking for van steering arms I took note of the price of S/H non van steering arms

Re: front suspension pins/
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:53 pm
by john newton
i have wondered why the price difference,now all is clear.looked at all sorts of bumf for this info.many thanks john newton.
Re: front suspension pins/
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:58 pm
by les
Fit what you can get, I don't think there is much to chose between the two options.
Re: front suspension pins/
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:00 am
by philthehill
Only consider the 8cwt van swivel pin if you can obtain the steering arms otherwise it will be money spent unwisely.