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Subject: Re: [Mgs] Ride height
From: Barrie Robinson <barrob@bell.net>
Date: Mon, 3 May 2021 16:06:17 -0400
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Hello Paul,

I got my local Brit car shop to fit springs all round as I had a serious 
case of unequal saggynitis.   They got them from Moss and all is 
perfectly fine now.

Cheers
Barrie

On 5/3/2021 11:24 AM, PaulHunt73 wrote:
> The high rear end after spring replacement is common and is part of 
> the 'too hard' thing needing extra weight in the boot to get the 
> rebound straps fastened.
> Personally I wouldn't jack up the front to match the rear, people 
> spend inordinate amounts of time and money trying to lower MGBs!  What 
> you could try is lowering 'blocks' between the axle and the springs, 
> as used with parabolic springs, but may need longer U-bolts.
> Even with new OEM rears my CB roadster was too low when fully laden, 
> bottoming and grounding in country lanes, I ended up extending the 
> rear shackles.
> PaulH.
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     3 years ago I got an MOT safety test fail on the sagged rear
>     springs, so these were replaced.
>
>     From that moment on the car looks a bit like a dragster with the
>     rear higher than the front.
>
>     So I should look for replacement front coils.
>
>
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    <font size="-1"><font face="Arial">Hello Paul,<br>
        <br>
        I got my local Brit car shop to fit springs all round as I had a
        serious case of unequal saggynitis.   They got them from Moss
        and all is perfectly fine now.<br>
        <br>
        Cheers<br>
        Barrie<br>
      </font></font><br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/3/2021 11:24 AM, PaulHunt73 wrote:<br>
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      <div><font size="2">The high rear end after spring replacement is
          common and is part of the 'too hard' thing needing extra
          weight in the boot to get the rebound straps fastened.</font></div>
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      <div><font size="2">Personally I wouldn't jack up the front to
          match the rear, people spend inordinate amounts of time and
          money trying to lower MGBs!  What you could try is
          lowering 'blocks' between the axle and the springs, as
          used with parabolic springs, but may need longer U-bolts.</font></div>
      <div> </div>
      <div><font size="2">Even with new OEM rears my CB roadster was too
          low when fully laden, bottoming and grounding in country
          lanes, I ended up extending the rear shackles.</font></div>
      <div> </div>
      <div><font size="2">PaulH.</font></div>
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        <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
        <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color:
          black"><span lang="EN-GB">3 years ago I got an MOT safety test
            fail on the sagged rear springs, so these were 
replaced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">From that moment on
              the car looks a bit like a dragster with the rear higher
              than the front.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">So I should look for
              replacement front coils.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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