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Re: [Healeys] Ride height

To: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ride height
From: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 11:12:26 -0800
Cc: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>
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switch it over to RHD and put weight on the right side of the car to even
it out
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)
          BT7 engine and disk brakes


1967 MGB  [image: MG]

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words


On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 11:06 AM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
wrote:

> My 100 is suffering from "Bachelor's Lean":  the left rear ride height is
> lower by about 1/2" (the front is fine).
>
> Short of getting new springs or having the present left spring re-arched
> is there any way to cure this?
>
> Also, what is the thinking on this method of re-arching:
>
> https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mgb-and-...twist.3263558/
> <https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mgb-and-gt-forum.1/batchelor-lean-fixed-and-a-twist.3263558/>
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=C2=A0=C2=A0 (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style=3D"font-fa=
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d disk brakes</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1967 MGB =C2=A0<img s=
rc=3D"http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg"; alt=
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amily:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"=
>A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</spa=
n><br></div><div>Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words</d=
iv></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>=
</div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 11:06 AM Michael Oritt=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com";>michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><s=
pan style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,G=
eneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">My 100 i=
s suffering from &quot;Bachelor&#39;s Lean&quot;:=C2=A0 the left rear ride =
height is lower by about 1/2&quot; (the front is fine).</span><br style=3D"=
color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-se=
rif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br style=3D"color:rg=
b(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font=
-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,5=
1,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:=
13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Short of getting new springs or hav=
ing the present left spring re-arched is there any way to cure this?</span>=
<br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,G=
eneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br styl=
e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sa=
ns-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span style=3D"c=
olor:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-ser=
if;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Also, what is the thin=
king on this method of re-arching:</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);f=
ont-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;ba=
ckground-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-fami=
ly:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background=
-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><a href=3D"https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mgb-and-gt-=
forum.1/batchelor-lean-fixed-and-a-twist.3263558/" style=3D"color:rgb(18,84=
,120);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Ge=
neva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)" target=3D=
"_blank">https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mgb-and-...twist.3263558/</a><br></div=
></div>
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