[Mgs] New springs, no more hitting policemen.

[Barrie Robinson]

Paul,

If you remember we corresponded about raising the rear of my MGB GT 
V8.  Well, I have been having trouble with hitting sleeping policemen 
(speed bumps) and also having difficulty with all sorts of driveways 
etc.  So I had new exhaust system put in which helped but also 
removed some previous bad workmanship so got more power - but still 
hitting.  Remembering that I was low at the rear I decided a look at 
at height.   With horror I measured 12" instead of 14.5" (centre of 
hub to bottom of chrome strip) at the front and I could not get the 
jack under the cross member.   This seems to have happened gradually 
as I have just recently noticed that the jack no longer goes 
under.   So with 13" at the back I was LOW.  So I have ordered bog 
standard new front springs and new rear springs from Moss- and they 
go in next week.





At 11:15 AM 8/16/2006, you wrote:
>My problem was grounding in country lanes, with new springs.  I extended the
>shackle plates by about an inch or so by cutting and shutting two pairs (so
>as only to have one weld in each).  See
>http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/wn_suspensionframe.htm, click on 'Ride Height',
>and scroll down to 'Extended Shackles'.
>
>
>PaulH.
>
>----- Original Message -----
> > ... so how do you raise it a
> > half inch?

Regards
Barrie

Barrie Robinson
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