1984 cars - 
  Front Wheel travel (bounce)

 - On my 84 I noticed that there is a one inch 
spacer between the lower A-Frame and the rubber bumper that is mounted there. 
These spacers are on both left and right lower A-frames.  This may keep the 
spring from collapsing far enough to rub the fenders.  These spacers are not 
shown in the parts manual.  The spacers came stock on my 84 but seem not to 
be stock on many other models.  I don't know enough about other year Avantis 
to say whether or not they are present on other years as well.

To identify the BUMPER, lower control arm jounce -- steel and rubber, see 
page 125 of the part manual - Illustration number 1204-108, part number 
524230.  

The spacer is essentially a piece of round stock about 1 inch in diameter 
with a threaded hole (3/8 " - 24) in one end into which the bumper screws and 
on the other end a threaded shaft (3/8 " - 24) with the same threads and 
length as the shaft on the rubber bumper that is used to bolt the bumper with 
extension to the bottom control arm.  


TimJackman@aol.com   August 2001

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