Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Maintenance & Servicing 5 link suspension settings on a 2003 +8

have put my steering out after hitting another pot hole coming back from mogfest.Does anyone know if the suspension settings are the same as original,i have adjustable shocks and the 5 link on the rear.i have it booked in for 4 wheel tracking next week,our roads are a disgrace weaving around potholes is an expensive joke

If you haven’t done so already, just check that one of the diagonal tie rods hasn’t broken, which can easily happen when meeting a pot hole. It’s the round rod that runs diagonally from the chassis up to the top of the king pin, and they usually shear at the chassis end just where the threads start.

thank you,went over it again this morning everything seems fine,its just pulling to the left even on a flat service.did all the basics so hope its just the tracking.as i said i am not sure of the settings after the 5 link mods etc.have contacted who i think supplied the kit but they are on holiday.i do have the original settings but unsure if these are the same

Check if the lower front control arm which runs back to chassis from lower kingpin mount has slipped. This has a slotted fixing hole at the chassis end, so there may be a tell tale mark from the fixings washer as it scraped away underseal during the jolt.

Even with a 5 link rear you can't have toe, camber, castor and all that stuff (at the rear)...because you still have a fixed 90deg / 90deg hub on the end of a parallel Diff.

So if summats 'off' it should be the front end, the tracking etc should - even with an independent 4 wheel aligner be set up as if the rear is the parallel base line bouncing the laser lines forward

Aim for front Toe in half a deg (1/16 to 1/8inch) Camber 0.75 to 1.0 deg negative, Castor 4 to 5 deg, (note castor not a diy job to adjust)

Deffo check Richard's comment above as that had slipped on mine last year dropping into a big pot hole whilst on lock turning at a junction

Agree with Cooperman, the five link rear is likely to be more or less ok I would be looking at the front fairly carefully

thank you richard will do

thank you to everyone for their imput,wil give the car a better going over when my back improves