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I was pleased with the results after the spring company suggested I remo=
ve a couple of leaves from the new rear springs. The owner of the shop kn=
ew the original height of front springs, as measured by the horizontal trim s=
trip, and my front was low too, though it was not down as much as the rear. =
=20
Two spring companies I have talked with about this told me that they do n=
ot work with automobile springs any more, and that after-market spring quali=
ty is quite variable. Spring shops around here work with commercial vehicle=
s.=20
One can make small lowering blocks, 1/2=E2=80=9D thick, from the poly-pla=
stic cutting boards sold in kitchen sundry department at Wal-Mart. =20
Bob
> On May 3, 2021, at 11:24 AM, PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73@virginmedia.com> wrote=
:
>=20
> The high rear end after spring replacement is common and is part of the 't=
oo hard' thing needing extra weight in the boot to get the rebound straps fa=
stened.
> =20
> Personally I wouldn't jack up the front to match the rear, people spend in=
ordinate amounts of time and money trying to lower MGBs! What you could try=
is lowering 'blocks' between the axle and the springs, as used with parabol=
ic springs, but may need longer U-bolts.
> =20
> Even with new OEM rears my CB roadster was too low when fully laden, botto=
ming and grounding in country lanes, I ended up extending the rear shackles.=
> =20
> PaulH.
> ----- Original Message -----
> 3 years ago I got an MOT safety test fail on the sagged rear springs, so t=
hese were replaced.
> =46rom that moment on the car looks a bit like a dragster with the rear hi=
gher than the front.
> =20
> So I should look for replacement front coils.
> =20
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sp; I was pleased with the results after the spring company suggested=
I remove a couple of leaves from the new rear springs. The own=
er of the shop knew the original height of front springs, as measured by the=
horizontal trim strip, and my front was low too, though it was not down as m=
uch as the rear. </div><div dir=3D"ltr"> Two spring compan=
ies I have talked with about this told me that they do not work with automob=
ile springs any more, and that after-market spring quality is quite variable=
. Spring shops around here work with commercial vehicles. </div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"> One can make small lowering blocks, 1/2=E2=80=9D=
thick, from the poly-plastic cutting boards sold in kitchen sundry departme=
nt at Wal-Mart. </div><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On May 3, 2021, at 11:24 AM, PaulHunt73 <<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:paulhunt73@virginmedia.com";>paulhunt73@virginmedia.com</a>> w=
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<div><font size=3D"2">The high rear end after spring replacement is common a=
nd is=20
part of the 'too hard' thing needing extra weight in the boot to get the reb=
ound=20
straps fastened.</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2"></font> </div>
<div><font size=3D"2">Personally I wouldn't jack up the front to match the r=
ear,=20
people spend inordinate amounts of time and money trying to lower MGBs! =
;=20
What you could try is lowering 'blocks' between the axle and the spring=
s,=20
as used with parabolic springs, but may need longer U-bolts.</font></di=
v>
<div><font size=3D"2"></font> </div>
<div><font size=3D"2">Even with new OEM rears my CB roadster was too low whe=
n fully=20
laden, bottoming and grounding in country lanes, I ended up extending the re=
ar=20
shackles.</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2"></font> </div>
<div><font size=3D"2">PaulH.</font></div>
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<div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><s=
pan lang=3D"EN-GB">3 years ago I got an MOT safety test fail on the sagged r=
ear=20
springs, so these were replaced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class=3D"WordSection1">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">=46rom that moment on the car l=
ooks a bit=20
like a dragster with the rear higher than the front.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">So I should look for replaceme=
nt front=20
coils.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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