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Re: front spring question - 1973 BGT ??

To: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>
Subject: Re: front spring question - 1973 BGT ??
From: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 17:50:25 -0400
I replaced all the springs , new heavy duty shock valves on front shock ,tube
rear and my 73 BGT sits level. springs are stock. Carl E.

James Nazarian Jr wrote:

> Thanks Kelvin.  Onoe thing that I forgot to mention is that I bought the
> springs new, and they have sat this low since the day they were installed.
> They are supposed to be stock repalcement springs from moss.  I suppose
> that I could have gotten lowered springs by accident.
>
> James Nazarian
> '71 B roadster
> '71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
> '63 Buick 215
>
> On Tue, 16 May 2000, Dodd, Kelvin wrote:
>
> > James:
> >
> >       MG was having problems with collapsed front springs in the early 70s
> > US cars.  From what I remember there was a problem with the way the cars
> > were tied down on the ships.  The front springs were uprated in I think 72.
> > Check the Original MGB, I'm pretty sure there is something written about it
> > there.
> >
> > K.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: James Nazarian Jr [mailto:James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 1:34 PM
> > > To: Paul Hunt
> > > Cc: wizardz; mgs@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: front spring question - 1973 BGT ??
> > >
> > >
> > > my 71 roadster sits at 11 3/4 front and 14 rear.  this is all on stock
> > > springs.  I have never figured out why the front sits so low
> > > but I bottom
> > > out on all speed bumps and many driveways.  The car is on V8
> > > bushings that
> > > I have tightened both loaded and unloaded, and it doesn't
> > > seem to make a
> > > difference.  The handling is great this low, although it pushes when
> > > driven REALLY hard but I expect this.
> > >
> > > James Nazarian
> > > '71 B roadster
> > > '71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
> > > '63 Buick 215
> > >
> > > On Mon, 15 May 2000, Paul Hunt wrote:
> > >
> > > > 13.5 is very low.  You might like to have a look at a
> > > selection of other
> > > > peoples ride heights and mods on the web site below -
> > > select 'Spanners' and
> > > > 'Ride Height'.  Only two people show fronts at 13.5 or less
> > > and none rears.
> > > > My new, pukka rear springs for a 73 have a rear height of 14.25/14.5
> > > > (original (?) fronts show 14.5)  measured from the centre
> > > of the axle to the
> > > > bottom of the chrome strip.  Unladen the rear springs are
> > > only very slightly
> > > > bowed, fully laden they are reverse-bowed and the axle hits
> > > the bump-stops
> > > > very easily.
> > > >
> > > > A "jacked-up rear" stance are just as likely to be caused
> > > by "too-low
> > > > fronts" as anything wrong with the rear springs.
> > > >
> > > > PaulH.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>
> > > > To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> > > > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:51 PM
> > > > Subject: front spring question - 1973 BGT ??
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >       Last summer's rear suspension rebuild on my CB '73
> > > BGT required
> > > > > me to remove the brand new stock leaf springs I had just
> > > installed and
> > > > > replace them with 1" lowered leaf springs from Moss. The
> > > brand new 'stock'
> > > > > leafs, jacked the back of the car up in the air. The 1"
> > > lowered leaf
> > > > springs
> > > > > made the car sit very level.
> > > > >
> > > > > My ride height (from wheel center to chrome strip) is 13.5"
> > > > > +/- 1/8" all the way around.
> > > > >
> > > > > question:   Now that I'm doing the front, I need spring info.
> > > > > WHAT SPRING SOLD BY WHOM, ARE THE RIGHT LENGTH
> > > > > FOR MY SETUP?
> > > > >
> > > > > If I put stock length in will it now sit too high in the
> > > front?  Moss
> > > > sells
> > > > > uprated springs that are shorter, but stiffer.
> > > > >
> > > > >         480 lb. Rate Coil Spring 264-385 $49.95
> > > > >         Fits rubber-bumpered roadsters and lowers car
> > > > >         1 inch. Sold individually.
> > > > >
> > > > >         550 lb. Rate Coil Spring 264-395 $76.90
> > > > >         Lowers chrome-bumpered cars 1 inch, rubber-bumper
> > > > >         cars 2 inches, and GT models approximately 3/4 inch. Sold
> > > > individually.
> > > > >
> > > > > anybody have any other sources? suggestions?
> > > > >
> > > > > I NEED INFO ON ANYONE WHO HAS INSTALLED THE 550LB SPRINGS...
> > > > > WHAT'S YOUR RIDE HEIGHT?  Handling? Stiffness?  Swaybar
> > > used? changed?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul Tegler  wizardz@toad.net   http://www.teglerizer.com
> > > (new layout)
> > > > > OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver
> > > > > Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - corner ripping screamer
> > > > > Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - lady killer
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >


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