JAG Front suspension.

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05-22-2008, 08:17 AM
future proof

JAG Front suspension.

Hellow everyone, I am new here so please be nice :-)

I am over here in the UK, building a 32 from scratch. Due to funny old UK law I need to use front and rear suspension from the same (donor) car, and I am using the axels from a Jag xjs.

Does anyone have any pictures of this suspension on the front. The reason I ask is that on the Jag the suspension is not perpendicular to the chassis but it converges towards the back of the car. Why did jag do this ?

I have hopefully included a file for you to see what i mean.
thanks for any help.
regards
05-22-2008, 08:35 AM
Matt167

I'v never worked on a Jag front end. it sounds like your best option is to use a traditional solid rear axle, and I beam front end, that way everything will fit like it should.. your file did not come through
05-23-2008, 09:22 PM
Luxobarge

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Originally Posted by future proof

Hellow everyone, I am new here so please be nice :-)

I am over here in the UK, building a 32 from scratch. Due to funny old UK law I need to use front and rear suspension from the same (donor) car, and I am using the axels from a Jag xjs.

Does anyone have any pictures of this suspension on the front. The reason I ask is that on the Jag the suspension is not perpendicular to the chassis but it converges towards the back of the car. Why did jag do this ?

I have hopefully included a file for you to see what i mean.
thanks for any help.
regards

Here are some pics I snagged somewhere as I was inerested in the jag rear for my '32. This car had jag front and rear set-up. I am not sure of yr or if it is xjs but maybe these will be of some help. Hope I can get them posted, I could not see your files.
05-24-2008, 06:47 AM
Bob Parmenter

Contact Jerry Kugel, he was doing Jag pieces all the way back in the '60s, nobody knows more about adapting this stuff to early rods than him; Welcome to Kugel Komponents
05-24-2008, 09:38 AM
25T_Bucket

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Originally Posted by Luxobarge

Here are some pics I snagged somewhere as I was inerested in the jag rear for my '32. This car had jag front and rear set-up. I am not sure of yr or if it is xjs but maybe these will be of some help. Hope I can get them posted, I could not see your files.

That is a very nice setup... well done.
05-27-2008, 08:17 AM
future proof

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Illustration of problem...

Attached is a photo showing the current swept geometry - can this be straight?