First thing I would do is either replace the front springs or temporarily
level the front end and watch as that will likely cure most of the
lopsidedness.
Average ride height (center of axle nut to bottom of wheel opening) is 13.5
inches on a CBB. And should be same front to rear. By measuring this way
tire size becomes irrelevant in comparison.
Try levelling the front with jacks or whatever is necessary and see what
happens in the rear.
james
----- Original Message -----
From: Marc <smarc@abs.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: 19 April, 2002 11:45 PM
Subject: mgb ride height/lopsidedness
> I just spent 14 hours straight in my garage; replaced a rusty gas tank,
> and my very worn out leaf springs and tossed in rebuilt shocks and new
> shock links. Previously, the driver side rear sat so low that it was
> difficult to get the tire on or off as the body interfered.
>
> 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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