Maybe one could infer the proper ride height from old pictures of the cars
when they were new. With a ruler and a good side view, one could measure the
center of the wheel to the chrome strip and find the ratio of that
measurement to something like the height of the door. The dimensions of the
door haven't changed, so we can calculate the ride height. Actually I think
we should be more concerned with where the axle is, since tire radius is
variable.
My car isn't lopsided side to side, but the front is lower than the rear. My
mechanic relpaced the springs all around. He tried several sets of new front
springs, but couldn't find a set that would make the car level. Is there
some kind of spacer available that can raise the front bit? (Or a source of
GOOD front springs?) I'm assuming the front springs are too weak, but I
suppose the rear springs could be too strong.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Telewest (PH)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Marc" <smarc@abs.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: mgb ride height/lopsidedness
> 'Normal' ride-height - now that *would* be a nice thing to know. The
usual
> way of measuring ride height is from the centre of the axle to the bottom
of
> the chrome strip, that removes any variables in wheels and tyres. The web
> site below (click on 'Spanners' and 'Ride Height') has the front and rear
> ride height of about 26 MGBs of various years, you might like to see how
> yours compares. A problem at one corner can show itself at the diagonally
> opposite corner. If you can eliminate wheel and tyre differences then you
> can measure the drop to the ground from points such as the front, rear and
> centre of the rear springs to see if it is the spring or the hangers, and
> right and left side of the cross-member and chassis rails. If it was
> balanced before, despite being low, then I would suspect either different
> specs for your new springs or assembly problems.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc" <smarc@abs.net>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 6:45 AM
> Subject: mgb ride height/lopsidedness
>
>
> > So, the passenger side looks great! The driver side is also much
> > higher now, but definately lopsided. I kind of expected this, based
> > upon reading of others' experiences, but I was hoping for a
> > better result! It seems this is a pretty common occurence, again
> > based on reading various mgb web pages.
> >
> > After taking a tape measure from the ground to the edge of the wheel
> > arch, exactly in the center or the wheel, my mgb sits 24 inches on the
> > passenger side rear, and 22 1/2 inches on the driver side rear.
> >
> > This lopsidedness irritates me enough that I will probably address
> > it. I seem to recall reading somewhere that you can get longer
> > U bolts, and shim between the spring and the axel, or some such.
> >
> > So, I was wondering, what kind of ride height is "normal", and
> > what experiences you may have had trying to correct the lopsided
> > stance the car takes?
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