mfg Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Posted March 7, 2022 5 hours ago, pantera928 said: Brake rotors? Suspension arms Suspension arms .....No Brake rotors....No, but you're getting AWFULLY close!! Now, we know it's not wheels, and we know it's not brake rotors....So it must be the............?
mfg Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, pantera928 said: Wheel lugs or lug nuts? King pins Nope and Nope!
mfg Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Posted March 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, pantera928 said: Wheel lugs or lug nuts? King pins ANOTHER HINT!.........Avanti front brakes were changed from Bendix/ Dunlop to GM style in '84!!
pantera928 Posted March 7, 2022 Report Posted March 7, 2022 And you already said it was not the calipers, discs, spindles, suspension arms. Brake pads? no way. Mounting bolts for the calipers?
mfg Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, pantera928 said: And you already said it was not the calipers, discs, spindles, suspension arms. Brake pads? no way. Mounting bolts for the calipers? No, none of those..........I feel bad.......you seem so determined to get this....and if you got any closer to the correct answer the heat would burn you!! Let me know if you're ready to throw in the towel.
pantera928 Posted March 7, 2022 Report Posted March 7, 2022 It's been 21 hours. I guess I bored you with my guesses🤣
mfg Posted March 8, 2022 Author Report Posted March 8, 2022 46 minutes ago, pantera928 said: It's been 21 hours. I guess I bored you with my guesses🤣 No, not at all...my mother in law passed away a few days ago and we're preparing for funeral tomorrow. Anyway, Caliper mounting brackets & wheel bearings are not it. What did you mean by "spacers"?
pantera928 Posted March 8, 2022 Report Posted March 8, 2022 44 minutes ago, mfg said: No, not at all...my mother in law passed away a few days ago and we're preparing for funeral tomorrow. Anyway, Caliper mounting brackets & wheel bearings are not it. What did you mean by "spacers"? So sorry to hear that. Mine is convalescing after tumor surgery at my house. Maybe spring spacers Bearing spacers. Running out of parts on the front suspension and brakes
r1lark Posted March 8, 2022 Report Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) Dust caps? 😆 Edited March 8, 2022 by r1lark
mfg Posted March 8, 2022 Author Report Posted March 8, 2022 4 hours ago, pantera928 said: So sorry to hear that. Mine is convalescing after tumor surgery at my house. Maybe spring spacers Bearing spacers. Running out of parts on the front suspension and brakes Thank you....Best wishes for yours......Sorry no, not those kinds of spacers
mfg Posted March 8, 2022 Author Report Posted March 8, 2022 3 hours ago, r1lark said: Dust caps? 😆 No Paul, not the dust caps
mfg Posted March 8, 2022 Author Report Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, brad said: Wheel lug adapters/ spacers. And Brad is CORRECT! (SURPRISE!!) Avanti Motors went to a GM style front brake in '84...which worked well, but the lug pattern was wrong, so wheel adapters, (which i suppose could also be called spacers), were required......... The early adapters were made of aluminum and soon developed dangerous cracks resulting in front wheels loosening up....To cure this, Avantis with aluminum wheel adapters were recalled and steel adapters were substituted.....(my '85 has the steel wheel adapters....they are bulletproof!)
pantera928 Posted March 8, 2022 Report Posted March 8, 2022 7 hours ago, mfg said: And Brad is CORRECT! (SURPRISE!!) Avanti Motors went to a GM style front brake in '84...which worked well, but the lug pattern was wrong, so wheel adapters, (which i suppose could also be called spacers), were required......... The early adapters were made of aluminum and soon developed dangerous cracks resulting in front wheels loosening up....To cure this, Avantis with aluminum wheel adapters were recalled and steel adapters were substituted.....(my '85 has the steel wheel adapters....they are bulletproof!) Well, I hope they all got changed and no one is running around out there with the aluminum ones.
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