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RE: Ride Heights

To: Jason Dutt <jason@markerman.com>, MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Ride Heights
From: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@cwix.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:46:42 -0600
Jason, ride height should be measured from the center of the wheel to the
underside of the bright fender molding.  This eliminates differences due to
various tire sizes.  A great website is: http://www.mgbmga.com/

Within that site a page that might help you is:
http://www.mgbmga.com/tech/index.html

Good luck.

Larry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Jason Dutt
snip
> Anyway, I'd like to get a tangible spec for the "correct", from the
factory
> ride height for a chrome bumper MGB...1972 to be exact.  I've always heard
> that an easy way to check this is to measure from the ground up to the
> chrome strip on the fenders.  Unfortunately, I can't find a stat on any
ride
> height measurement anywhere in my books.  If I can get this figure, then
at
> least I'd have a goal for them to shoot for.  A spring rate figure for the
> front and rear would be most helpful as well.


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