The steering rack used on the Mulfab front wishbone conversion is a Mk1/2 Escort item so it's not expensive at all, it also readily available in a huge range of gearing options from 2.9, 2.7, 2.5, 2.4 to 2.2 turns LTL; for the record, the rack in my Mulfab wishbone conversion is 2.7 LTL.

Now, let's be honest with ourselves here, the Morgan sliding pillar suspension is very ‘vintage’ in its design, it's also extremely compromised in a number of ways and seems to be the source of much criticism on these pages with owners often complaining about crashy ride quality, bump steer, excessive maintenance requirements, high wear rates, and a short service life.

Being blunt, it's quite clear other car makers would have copied Morgan's sliding pillar front suspension if it was any good, they didn't, indeed from the 1950's on car makers tended to go in one of two directions.

1. McPherson strut - Ford lead the way here

2. Double unequal length wishbones with coil over damping - Triumph lead the way here, but in truth they took it from race cars of the period

If someone fitted a front wishbone setup to a Morgan and it didn't work very well, it wouldn't have been because front wishbones are a bad concept, it'll be because the setup was poorly designed. My Mulfab front wishbone setup works extremely well, tun-in is wonderful, ride quality and handling is impressive too. However, I think what any Trad Morgan owner would immediately notice is how well the Mulfab wishbone conversion soaks up rough surfaces and potholes compared with the sliding pillar setup, sadly the ability for a car to deal with potholes is becoming increasingly important given the current state of British roads!

There are however two issues with the Mulfab front wishbone conversion:

1. It was very expensive - I have a bill in Monty's file for over £6k

2. It's no longer available - I believe SiFab was looking at producing a second run, but I don't think there was enough interest/commitment for him to start the project before he sadly closed his doors.

As I understand it only six Morgans ever received the Mulfab front wishbone conversion, so finding a car with setup already fitted would be very challenging indeed, but if you can it's definitely a big improvement over Morgan's antiquated sliding pillar arrangement so should be viewed as a very desirable upgrade.

Of course Morgan themselves have been using twin unequal length wishbones for years, starting with the Aero 8 and continuing now with the new CX platform cars. The sliding pillar front suspension is almost as iconic as the wood frame construction, but when Morgan designed the CX platform cars they didn't fit the sliding pillar setup, and for good reason. They retained the ash frame because it’s so much part of the car’s unique identity, but for obvious reasons they went with the far superior wishbone arrangement both front and rear.