Marcos Maniacs

Hi all,

Just finished adjusting my panhard rod to center my axle to the 
frame.  It was off noticeably.  It seemed OK before except for the 
looks of it.  Maybe I'll notice the difference in cornering.

While under the car, I looked at the 4 trailing links (radius rods)
that hold the rear axle.  Only one is adjustable.  It says in the 
build manual to "adjust to suit".  Suit who or what??  Does any one 
know what the proper adjustment is?  I kinda understand the theory 
but adjusting just one doesn't make sense at this point.  Any physics 
experts or suspension pros out there? 

Don Lattimer
'71 Marcos #3M5759
Willits, CA

Hi Don,
I asked the exact same question to Rory at Marcos Heritage Spares and 
was told that it is basically to compensate for building 
"tolerances".If this is true then the "Heim" joint they sell to 
replace the rubber bushing at the end of the radius rod is really 
overkill.

Mike Denman
1966 Marcos 1800
Chassis # 4079

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Don Lattimer" <donlattimer@p...> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Just finished adjusting my panhard rod to center my axle to the 
> frame.  It was off noticeably.  It seemed OK before except for the 
> looks of it.  Maybe I'll notice the difference in cornering.
> 
> While under the car, I looked at the 4 trailing links (radius rods)
> that hold the rear axle.  Only one is adjustable.  It says in the 
> build manual to "adjust to suit".  Suit who or what??  Does any one 
> know what the proper adjustment is?  I kinda understand the theory 
> but adjusting just one doesn't make sense at this point.  Any 
physics 

> experts or suspension pros out there? 
> 
> Don Lattimer
> '71 Marcos #3M5759
> Willits, CA