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Johnny Woods restored Jonathon Root's '69 Mangusta to his usual meticulous standard. He noticed that except for the upper rear suspension link, the Goose rear suspension was identical to the mid-60s GT-40. The difference in the inner ends of the upper links created a bind in geometry that results in bump-steer during  John's test drives. So he cut the cheap bushing off, replacing it with a heim- as is used everywhere EXCEPT at that point, then readjusted the upper link and toe links for optimum travel. This results in a massive improvement in rear end behavior due to zero rear bump-steer. The article was published in a British motorsport magazine a couple of years ago. I saw it, e-mailed John in the UK and we discussed the details. Then I published the expanded story, with photos, in the April 2020 POCA Newsletter under 'Bump-Steer Fix for Mangustas'. It's in the member-downloadable archives.

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