[Mgs] Competition suspension

[Eric]

On 23/09/2008, at 10:12 PM, rolindsay at yahoo.com wrote:

> The answer is to lower the center of mass - which may not be  
> possible, to any real extent, on an MGB. Still, removing any mass  
> that's above the axle line should help. e.g. Carbon fiber bonnet,  
> boot, any trim up high, etc.

I love this discussion regarding "racing" car ride height (from  
another forum) - the first paragraph refers to a racing MGB:

"OK, here's my next piece of advice, if you're running under the car  
exhaust instead of a tunnel exhaust, and you're trying to run your  
ride height measured at the rocker rail at 2", then you're running  
lower than you can get away with, with a under car exhaust about  
3-3.5" is about it, that where I ran Bamm Bamm with a uder the car  
exhaust.

With Klaus' Huffaker Bugeye with Steve Hussey (150 pound driver)  
driving it, the car was ran at 1 7/8" ride height, it had a tunnel  
exhaust..."

So, I guess I really need to lower my car's ride height - but at those  
heights I am not sure I will be able to get it down the driveway :-)



Eric
'68 MGB
Adelaide, South Australia