Dennis,
Lowered springs are neat. I have friends who use them and who are
delighted with the car handling and appearance. They seem to have
shorter life on their exhaust systems than my (now) standard-height GT.
Replacing the old, tired, one-broken leaf, springs in my GT with new,
standard leaf springs from Moss was the right thing for me to do. Once
installed, the increased height at the rear revealed that the front coils
had sagged over 23 years. I installed new coils, from Moss, and rebuilt
the swivel pin assy at the same time.
For my use, returning the car to OEM ride height was the right thing
to do. I am pleased with the improvement in handling and comfort.
Bob
'72 GT
On Thu, 16 May 2002 09:45:32 -0700 Dennis <mg-dennis@mindspring.com>
writes:
> It's funny I saw the post for the creaking and leaning MGA this morn.
> I
> was going to post about a similar problem with my B. It's been
> creaking
> and leaning a little. And not feeling right cornering. My right
> rear
> tire sits a little closer to the rear of the wheel well then the
> left.
> Pushing down on the fenders the left is nice and taught. The right
> feels softer. Pulling my wheels and giving it a close inspection I
> found the top leaf broke! Now I need to make a decision. Do I
> replace
> with stock new springs... Do I go with lowered springs which would
> mean
> replacing the fronts as well. Or go with british automotives
> composite
> springs. Considering my luck with Moss parts.. ( using Moss to
> describe
> the parts available from any supplier), I'm concerned that they
> actually
> meet the correct specs for the car. What I would like to know is
> what
> springs you guys and gals have used and what the end results where.
>
> Thanx..
>
> Dennis Cox
> 67 MGB
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