I've been all over--and under my 308--and I've never seen this "suspension lever"... Must do something important to be worth $460....! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferrari-308-Suspension-Lever_W0QQitemZ4653462624QQihZ002QQcategoryZ34200QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Where is it located on the car? Mine's a 1977 GTB. Curious.. Greg
It's located on the front suspension to the brake upright bit thingy (technical term) The hole in the end is where the tie rod end off the steering rack goes and this in turn will make your front wheels turn when you rotate the steering wheel. I wouldn't have thought they were woth that much. From memory that ebay person puts alot of stuff on at quite high prices, although I bought a 308 single dizzy cap from them years ago ad under half the price I would have paid for it here.
Gentry Lane used to be franchise Ferrari and have been slowly trying to sell off all their old spares - generally for huge sums bearing no relation to their written down value (or probably even original cost....) possibly based on original sales price plus storage plus cost of money plus inflation over twenty years !
i'll explain as best as i can. it's at the front. the right and left steering rack control arms attach to it with a ball joint, that part ataches to the spindle. carries part #'s 104501,104502.
I've been all over the front end of my 77 308, and I've NEVER seen that thing! I've had the control arms, shock, spring, and brakes off, and I've never seen this lever. My steering control arm connects to the spindle directly. Could it be on later cars only? Maybe this piece is inside the steering rack, hidden from view? I'm about to switch steering racks (to the 2.5 turn Superformance) so maybe I'll see it when I pull the OEM rack.... Greg
I will try to explain somewhat differently. This part is called the "steering" arm. All 308 have them. You could easily take your front steering apart and miss this part, by the way its attached. You have a part called an upright, or spindle. This peice is a verticle part that "steers" by swinging on the ball joints. It also incorporates the spindle that carries the wheel bearings. When you steer, a tie rod attaches to "steer" the "spindle", and it attaches to the end of the "steering arm". When you look at the part, one end is threaded. It also has a key way. This is how it attaches to the spindle, and a nut hold it on. The end with the round hole is where the tie rod attaches.
Oh, I got it. This lever attaches to the spindle, and is the actual attachment point for the tie rod end. Mine looks a little bit different... The "barb" is differently shaped.. Thanks, Greg
