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Interesting conversation. I too---for a very short time---worried over the
height on one of my cars--my 66 E-Type. She sits 1/2" lower on one side than
the other. To remedy that I'd have to pull the torsion bars and re-situate
then would have to tweek it a few more times to get it right. that is a BEAR
job to do. Then, I really started looking at it and decided that I couldn't
tell when I looked at it and no one has ever said a word about it. So-----she
still sits 1/2" lower on one side and no one (except those of you who read
this:) knows---and I don't fret over it any longer.tom
----- Original Message -----
From: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
To: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Cc: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 15:36:45 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ride height, continued
MichaelMany of us overthink and obsess over things that mzy not be an issue,
but we want working or looking right. I spent a month working on a stuck open
water valve, i may never shut off, but wanted it working. I now open and close
it regularly to keep it from seizing again. Nothing to get over if we have the
means and ability to fix it.
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 Austin Healey BN4
1967 MGB
On Thu, Jan 2, 2020, 9:20 AM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com> wrote:
I am just back from measuring and the car is in fact low on the left both back
AND front (as many of you predicted) by between 3/8" to 1/2" (+/- 1/16").The
actual ground clearance measurements from the concrete floor to the points of
intersection of the transverse cross-members and the chassis rails--within the
tolerances of a 4' spirit level and a steel tape--are:Front left: 6-1/8" .
Front right: 6-5/8"Rear left: 7-0" Rear right: 7-3/8"I don't know the source of
the fore and aft rake but I really cannot notice it and in any case it does not
bother me. The lean to the left does disturb me esthetically, and btw it is
probably a bit greater when I am on board. However, given the tolerances of
parts for our cars, etc. I wonder if it is worth doing anything or, in the
words of Mick Mulvaney, should I just get over it?
Best--Michael Oritt
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<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font=
-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div>Interesting=
conversation. I too---for a very short time---worried over the heigh=
t on one of my cars--my 66 E-Type. She sits 1/2" lower on one side th=
an the other. To remedy that I'd have to pull the torsion bars and re=
-situate then would have to tweek it a few more times to get it right. =
; that is a BEAR job to do. Then, I really started looking at =
it and decided that I couldn't tell when I looked at it and no one has ever=
said a word about it. So-----she still sits 1/2" lower on one side a=
nd no one (except those of you who read this:) knows---and I don't fret ove=
r it any longer.</div><div>tom</div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Mess=
age -----<br>From: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com><br>To: Michael Oritt =
<michael.oritt@gmail.com><br>Cc: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team=
.net><br>Sent: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 15:36:45 -0500 (EST)<br>Subject: Re: [He=
aleys] Ride height, continued<br></div><div><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Mic=
hael<div dir=3D"auto">Many of us overthink and obsess over things that mzy =
not be an issue, but we want working or looking right. I spent a month work=
ing on a stuck open water valve, i may never shut off, but wanted it workin=
g. I now open and close it regularly to keep it from seizing again. Nothing=
to get over if we have the means and ability to fix it.<br><div><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">Ira Erbs<br>Portland,OR<br>1959 Austin Healey BN4<br>1967=
MGB</div></div></div><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D=
"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 2, 2020, 9:20 AM Michael Oritt <<=
a href=3D"mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=
=3D"mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com";>michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; bor=
der-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0 0=
0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color: #3333ff;" data-mce-style=3D"co=
lor: #3333ff;"><span style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Ta=
homa,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;=
" data-mce-style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calib=
ri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;">I am jus=
t back from measuring and the car is in fact low on the left </span><b=
style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,=
sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"=
color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif=
; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;">both back<i> AND front&=
nbsp;</i></b><span style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Taho=
ma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" =
data-mce-style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri=
,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;">(as many o=
f you predicted) by between 3/8" to 1/2" (+/- 1/16").</span><br style=3D"co=
lor: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; =
font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #3333=
33; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size:=
13px; background-color: #fafafa;"><br style=3D"color: #333333; font-family=
: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; backgrou=
nd-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,=
Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: =
#fafafa;"><span style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,=
Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" dat=
a-mce-style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Ge=
neva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;">The actual gr=
ound clearance measurements from the concrete floor to the points of inters=
ection of the transverse cross-members and the chassis rails--within the to=
lerances of a 4' spirit level and a steel tape--are:</span><br style=3D"col=
or: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; f=
ont-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #33333=
3; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: =
13px; background-color: #fafafa;"><br style=3D"color: #333333; font-family:=
Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; backgroun=
d-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,A=
rial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #=
fafafa;"><span style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,C=
alibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data=
-mce-style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Gen=
eva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;">Front left: 6-=
1/8" . Front right: 6-5/8"</span><br style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: =
Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background=
-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Ar=
ial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f=
afafa;"><span style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Ca=
libri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data-=
mce-style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Gene=
va,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;">Rear left: 7-0"=
Rear right: 7-3/8"</span><br style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana=
,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color:=
#fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tah=
oma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;"=
><br style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Gen=
eva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=
=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-s=
erif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;"><span style=3D"color: #3=
33333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-si=
ze: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #333333; fon=
t-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; =
background-color: #fafafa;">I don't know the source of the fore and aft rak=
e but I really cannot notice it and in any case it does not bother me. The =
lean to the left does disturb me esthetically, and btw it is probably a bit=
greater when I am on board. However, given the tolerances of parts for our=
cars, etc. I wonder if it is worth doing anything or, in the words of Mick=
Mulvaney, should I just get over it?</span><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_d=
efault" style=3D"color: #3333ff;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #3333ff;"><span =
style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,s=
ans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"c=
olor: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;=
font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;"><br></span></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color: #3333ff;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #3333=
ff;"><span style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calib=
ri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data-mce=
-style=3D"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,=
sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;">Best--Michael Orit=
t</span></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>=
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