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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.
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> On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:27 AM, dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
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> Thank you
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> From: Mgs <mgs-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Max Heim
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 11:25 AM
> To: mglist <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] wire wheels vs disks
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> 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 =
=E2=80=94 the third member (rear axle) with leaf springs, and the front =
subframe with all suspension attached. You wouldn=E2=80=99t have to do =
the leafs =E2=80=94 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.
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> Max Heim
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> On Jun 22, 2022, at 7:10 AM, dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com =
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> 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.
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> How hard is that?
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">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.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">--</div><div class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"mailto:mvheim@sonic.net"; class=3D"">mvheim@sonic.net</a></div><div=
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">
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<div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:27 AM, dave northrup <<a =
href=3D"mailto:dave@ranteer.com"; class=3D"">dave@ranteer.com</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, =
0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Thank you<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"border-style: =
solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, =
225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">From:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mgs=
<<a href=3D"mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">mgs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=3D"">On Behalf =
Of<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Max Heim<br =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, June 22, 2022 =
11:25 AM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>mglist <<a =
href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>><br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Mgs] wire wheels vs =
disks<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">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 =E2=80=94 the third member =
(rear axle) with leaf springs, and the front subframe with all =
suspension attached. You wouldn=E2=80=99t have to do the leafs =E2=80=94 =
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.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">--<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Max Heim<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"mailto:mvheim@sonic.net"; style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: =
underline;" class=3D"">mvheim@sonic.net</a><o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><blockquote =
style=3D"margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">On Jun 22, 2022, at 7:10 AM, dave =
northrup <<a href=3D"mailto:dave@ranteer.com"; style=3D"color: blue; =
text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">dave@ranteer.com</a>> =
wrote:<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">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.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""> <o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">How hard =
is that?<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
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