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Re: Negative A-arms

To: "mg list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Negative A-arms
From: "Chris Nevard" <chris@nevard.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 09:46:37 +0100
Highly recommended. Compared to a standard set up it will feel like a
different car. Why not add uprated valves to you shocks as well?

78 BGT
71 Midget

Chris Nevard
www.mgmania.org
www.midgetspriteclub.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Don Collins <decolins@flash.net>
To: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Douglas B. Gaither
<dbgaither@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: mg list <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 5:57 PM
Subject: RE: Negative A-arms


> Well I have to disagree only because Charlie wrote this and he has been in
> my car once =-). I do run them on my 70 B. First thing you have to know is
> that they do increase road noise. When I first put them on the tire shop I
> went to did my front end alignment wrong and my new Bridgestone Re71 tires
> lasted about 1 year. I found a shop here in Austin that the alignment man
> has a bit of racing under his belt and he is familiar with MGs. He redid
the
> alignment correctly and that has been 3 years ago and I do not show any
> heavy wear with regular street driving. Now will I do this to my GT? No I
> like the GT running as quiet as it is.
>
> Don Collins
> 70B
> 70BGT
> 96 Land Rover
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Charley & Peggy Robinson
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 9:05 AM
> To: Douglas B. Gaither
> Cc: mg list
> Subject: Re: Negative A-arms
>
>
> Hi Doug,
>
>   Those things are for racing.
>
>   CR
>
>
> "Douglas B. Gaither" wrote:
> >
> > I am considering putting negative camber A-arms on my daily driver.  I
> have
> > been told by the Moss catalog that this is a great thing to do.  I've
been
> > told by others that uneven tread wear along with no-so-significant
> > improvements are to be expected.
> >
> > Who has experience with these?
> >
> > Are they worth the money?
> >
> > Will my tires wear significantly?
> >
> > Please respond.
> >
> > Doug Gaither
> >
> > PS:  I don't race on a track.  I will use the car daily.
>
>


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