Seems reasonable to me, although you will need about 1/4 of an MGB on each
to get a typical deflection. After all, that is all the weight of the car
is doing, but don't forget that on-car a problem at one front corner can
have an effect at the diagonally opposite rear corner.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>
To: <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 12:44 AM
Subject: Rear Springs
> Has anyone got a simple method of determing if the rear springs (taken off
> the car) are kaput? Side by side they look the same....but are they
> fatigued..??? My thought would be if they straightened by "x" when one
> applied a weight of "y" at the mount point - or am I being too simple!
> Regards
> Barrie Robinson
> barrier@bconnex.net
>
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