[Mgs] Mgs Digest, Vol 181, Issue 6

Wed Jun 22 12:27:31 MDT 2022

>  Other than getting the bolts started, which is a terror, the front
subframe swap is easy.

You can't swap the subframe (crossmember) in an MGA. It is welded to the
chassis in the MGA, unlike the MGB where it is bolted to the unibody.

You can swap the front hubs. Drum to drum would be easy, disc to disc would
be easy, Not as easy front drum to disc & vice versa. Swap the entire rear
axles (& hand brake cables) as the two axles are slightly different in
overall width (to account for the different back spacing of the wheels). Do
not swap the rear axle shafts - the different lengths will not engage with
the differential gears properly.

More details here: http://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/suspensn/fs301.htm

EjR

On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 2:00 PM <mgs-request at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Send Mgs mailing list submissions to
>         mgs at autox.team.net
>
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
>         http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
>         mgs-request at autox.team.net
>
> You can reach the person managing the list at
>         mgs-owner at autox.team.net
>
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of Mgs digest..."
>
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation  $12.75
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
>
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>    1. wire wheels vs disks (dave northrup)
>    2. Re: wire wheels vs disks (Max Heim)
>    3. Re: wire wheels vs disks (Max Heim)
>    4. Re: wire wheels vs disks (PaulHunt73)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:10:44 +0000
> From: dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com>
> To: "mgs at autox.team.net" <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Mgs] wire wheels vs disks
> Message-ID: <c8da219e770d4caf933f2b0be7e09c11 at ranteer.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> I have 2 MGAs, 56 and 59.  I want to swap the axles? Because one is a disk
> car and one is a wire wheel car.
>
> How hard is that?
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <
> http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20220622/0dde070e/attachment-0001.htm
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:24:50 -0700
> From: Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net>
> To: mglist <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] wire wheels vs disks
> Message-ID: <E1BDF4F3-3C14-422E-AAFC-139EF277196D at sonic.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> Well, when I had that situation with two MGBs (I wanted to put the wire
> wheels on the car I was planning to restore, and swap the steel wheels to
> the car i would dispose of), I swapped the entire suspensions ? the third
> member (rear axle) with leaf springs, and the front subframe with all
> suspension attached. You wouldn?t have to do the leafs ? I happened to know
> which set was newer. Actually, in this case, the wire wheel suspension had
> been regularly maintained and had many new parts, and the steel wheel setup
> had been sitting untouched for possibly 30 years, so it was clear that I
> wanted all the other components along with the wire wheel hubs. If the
> situation regarding the condition of the parts had been different, I might
> have tried to do it piecemeal. But in my case the full swap was the easiest
> and best way.
>
> --
> Max Heim
> mvheim at sonic.net
>
>
>
>
> > On Jun 22, 2022, at 7:10 AM, dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have 2 MGAs, 56 and 59.  I want to swap the axles? Because one is a
> disk car and one is a wire wheel car.
> >
> > How hard is that?
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> > Mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:Mgs at autox.team.net>
> > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html <http://www.team.net/donate.html
> >
> > Suggested annual donation  $12.75
> >
> > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs <
> http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs> http://autox.team.net/archive <
> http://autox.team.net/archive>
> >
> > Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net
> <http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net>
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <
> http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20220622/aeeb0b93/attachment-0001.htm
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:31:30 -0700
> From: Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net>
> To: mglist <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] wire wheels vs disks
> Message-ID: <6F514171-E80B-47D3-9679-05AE34F72756 at sonic.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> Other than getting the bolts started, which is a terror, the front
> subframe swap is easy. You can even roll it on its wheels from one car to
> the other. You can roll the rear axle, too, so if you have 8 jack stands it
> is a pretty smooth operation.
>
>
> --
> Max Heim
> mvheim at sonic.net
>
>
>
> > On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:27 AM, dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > From: Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Max Heim
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 11:25 AM
> > To: mglist <mgs at autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Mgs] wire wheels vs disks
> >
> > Well, when I had that situation with two MGBs (I wanted to put the wire
> wheels on the car I was planning to restore, and swap the steel wheels to
> the car i would dispose of), I swapped the entire suspensions ? the third
> member (rear axle) with leaf springs, and the front subframe with all
> suspension attached. You wouldn?t have to do the leafs ? I happened to know
> which set was newer. Actually, in this case, the wire wheel suspension had
> been regularly maintained and had many new parts, and the steel wheel setup
> had been sitting untouched for possibly 30 years, so it was clear that I
> wanted all the other components along with the wire wheel hubs. If the
> situation regarding the condition of the parts had been different, I might
> have tried to do it piecemeal. But in my case the full swap was the easiest
> and best way.
> >
> > --
> > Max Heim
> > mvheim at sonic.net <mailto:mvheim at sonic.net>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jun 22, 2022, at 7:10 AM, dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com <mailto:
> dave at ranteer.com>> wrote:
> >
> > I have 2 MGAs, 56 and 59.  I want to swap the axles? Because one is a
> disk car and one is a wire wheel car.
> >
> > How hard is that?
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> > Mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:Mgs at autox.team.net>
> > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html <http://www.team.net/donate.html
> >
> > Suggested annual donation  $12.75
> >
> > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs <
> http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs> http://autox.team.net/archive <
> http://autox.team.net/archive>
> >
> > Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net
> <http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net>
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <
> http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20220622/46cea8e0/attachment-0001.htm
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:38:55 +0100
> From: PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>
> To: mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] wire wheels vs disks
> Message-ID: <023fbe1a-33f0-2aba-2208-b6f621f7c059 at virginmedia.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"
>
> Based on the MGB as long as it is the same design of axle it's not
> difficult, just needs a shorter handbrake cable.
>
> On 22/06/2022 15:10, dave northrup wrote:
> >
> > I have 2 MGAs, 56 and 59.? I want to swap the axles? Because one is a
> > disk car and one is a wire wheel car.
> >
> > How hard is that?
> >
> >
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <
> http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20220622/bdea594b/attachment-0001.htm
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: Digest Footer
>
> _______________________________________________
> Mgs mailing list
> Mgs at autox.team.net
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of Mgs Digest, Vol 181, Issue 6
> ***********************************
>

-- 
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20220622/9a62680a/attachment.htm>