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[Healeys] Ride height, continued

To: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Ride height, continued
From: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 12:19:51 -0500
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: healeys@autox.team.net
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I am just back from measuring and the car is in fact low on the left *both
back AND front *(as many of you predicted) by between 3/8" to 1/2" (+/-
1/16").

The actual ground clearance measurements from the concrete floor to the
points of intersection of the transverse cross-members and the chassis
rails--within the tolerances of a 4' spirit level and a steel tape--are:

Front left: 6-1/8" . Front right: 6-5/8"
Rear left: 7-0" Rear right: 7-3/8"

I don't know the source of the fore and aft rake but I really cannot notice
it and in any case it does not bother me. The lean to the left does disturb
me esthetically, and btw it is probably a bit greater when I am on board.
However, given the tolerances of parts for our cars, etc. I wonder if it is
worth doing anything or, in the words of Mick Mulvaney, should I just get
over it?

Best--Michael Oritt

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><span=
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va,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">I am just b=
ack from measuring and the car is in fact low on the left=C2=A0</span><b st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,=
sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">both back<i>=
=C2=A0AND front=C2=A0</i></b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family=
:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-c=
olor:rgb(250,250,250)">(as many of you predicted) by between 3/8&quot; to 1=
/2&quot; (+/- 1/16&quot;).</span><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)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verda=
na,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:r=
gb(250,250,250)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Ari=
al,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250=
,250,250)">The actual ground clearance measurements from the concrete floor=
 to the points of intersection of the transverse cross-members and the chas=
sis rails--within the tolerances of a 4&#39; spirit level and a steel tape-=
-are:</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Taho=
ma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,25=
0)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calib=
ri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><spa=
n style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Gen=
eva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Front left=
: 6-1/8&quot; . Front right: 6-5/8&quot;</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51=
,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:1=
3px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span 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)">Rear left: 7-0&quot; Rear right: 7-3/8&quo=
t;</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,=
Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"=
><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,=
Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva=
,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">I don&#39;t k=
now the source of the fore and aft rake but I really cannot notice it and i=
n any case it does not bother me. The lean to the left does disturb me esth=
etically, and btw it is probably a bit greater when I am on board. However,=
 given the tolerances of parts for our cars, etc. I wonder if it is worth d=
oing anything or, in the words of Mick Mulvaney, should I just get over it?=
</span><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><span=
 style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Gene=
va,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br></span>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><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)">Best--Michael Oritt</s=
pan></div></div>

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