Whilst I wait to change the reaction bars I have received, I thought I would pose another question and perhaps start yet another debate
The reason I wanted to fit these bars is because my 2002 4/4 suffers from vague steering at times. The car itself has only done 4k miles (it was left idle in a garage for a long time before being passed onto me).
My two cents? Assuming your steering (castor, camber, toe-in is correct), the tyres (the tread is evenly worn and you are running with the right pressure) and the rims are in order (balanced) your problems could be resolved with the bars. Without the latter, you will have a wandering feeling when braking..which varies with the speed and force you are braking with. But they will not, per se, change much going straight.
You can also consider your wheel bearings and wheel wobble.Try these simple tests? Jack your front wheels enough off the ground so that they can spin freely. With hands at 3and 9 o'clock, try to wiggle the wheel to one side and the other.
Also, set up a box adjacent/parallel to one wheel at a time. Place a pointer (a pencil will do) on the box with its point 1 cm from an easy point of the rim to see by you sitting in front at the height of the pointer. Spin the wheel. Do you see the distance between the rim edge and the pencil point varying? You can also try it using the tyre as a reference.Such things make us feel astute.
...I thought I would first try fitting Brake reaction bars and seeing if that helps. After all they are an inexpensive and highly recommended upgrade.
GOOD. No harm in properly installed BRBs no matter what the results.
...before I start having to shell out lots of cash)?
Very little in the Morgan trad suspension area costs anything much...perhaps the front suspension rebuild is the most expensive, if it is done by hiring people. AND, it can be made a forever area with graded hardchromes.
eMog fellas found that the MMC ss kingpins wore faster than the Devol plastic bushes they were once mated with! The front and back merely needs to be set up properly and then regular maintenance will allow them both to last for years. My very fussy wife thinks it sublime after 400,000+ kms and falls asleep instantly. I have heard her snoring on three continents, and countless countries, states and provinces.
Lorne
