Many thanks it9s a 65. I sent the numbers to Steve Byers so will check.
But, yes, my car does have the torque rods. The spring schackles seem to be
a combination of odd Healey bits (but not made of bits from the bin).
Tom
On 12/1/09 9:19 AM, "warthodson@aol.com" <warthodson@aol.com> wrote:
> From the description, it is possible you have a Phase I BJ8, which would
mean
> that the springs & attachments are the same as earlier Healeys.
> The later BJ8's have two torgue rods (one on each end of the axle near the
> brakes) that connect to the frame. Does your car have these? If not it is a
> Phase I.
> Gary
>
> ... got a new shackle set and they have a wider
> distance, bolt shackle to frame and bolt shackle to spring -- about a good
> quarter of an inch more distance between these two bolts, that is. What
will
> this mean, if anything, re wheel height into wheel well, etc.? Was my
> original set up just weird? Am I in for it when I try to do this job? (I9ve
> read the archives and gleaned caveats from web stories re leaf spring
> hassles. Am a bit worried.)
> ...
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