At 10:04 PM 8/29/2002 -0400, JAMESELBE@aol.com wrote:
>After reading the same e-mails I decided to install MGB-GT springs on my
>TR-4 while I was redoing the front end.
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>Due to the higher spring rate the car seems to sit a little higher in the
>front.
I had the same problem with my TR4 racer. I sourced my MGB-GT front springs
from Moss. My thought was the rubber bumper MGB-GT would have to sit higher
to meet the federal mandate of 5 mph crash bumpers so I got the early,
chrome bumper MGB-GT front springs.
The TR4 sat about 1 1/2 inches higher in the front and was noticeably
stiffer. I too changed too many things at once, but ran one event with
those springs at Mid-Ohio. Also was the first time I ran with my massive
front sway bar. Car was very easy to drive, understeered to the point I
thought the car was unspinable. Not the fast way around the track to be sure.
I think the springs that came with my car are the Triumph Competition
Department springs that have the coils wound counterclockwise. I put them
back in for the next event, big difference. Major push was gone. Still
tweaking, but am quite happy where the car is now. I do not run a spacer.
My conclusions:
The guys that this trick works for must have found used MBG-GT springs. The
guy I talked to at Moss said the spring rates from batch to batch they get
in are all over the place. I also think buying new springs from Moss is a
waste of time.
The Moss guy I talked to thinks, in all probability, any used MGB-GT front
springs you find in the States would be from a chrome bumper model, as MG
did not import many, if any, rubber bumper MGB-GT's.
I am sure Ted Schumacher will chime in shortly. He claims to supply a
majority of the springs to the Big Three, and can probably have whatever
spring height and rate you want made.
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