they are designed to limit the total travel of the axle
to limit travel, thus limiting damage to the rear shock.
when you jack up the car, the axle will hang from these straps rather than
the weight of the rear axle displacing the leaf springs.
Paul Tegler
OB - 1973 MGBGT (Blaze Red, (orange))
YB - 1973 MGBGT (Primrose Yellow)
Millersville, MD (South of Baltimore, North of Annapolis)
wizardz@amdyne.net
http://www.amdyne.net/~ptegler/mgmain.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew B. Lundgren <lundgren@iname.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>; Rick Roberts
<rrobertsmg@hotmail.com>
Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: Rebound Straps
>On Mon, 01 Feb 1999 23:04:43 EST, Rick Roberts wrote:
>
>>
>>Can someone enlighten me as to the purpose of rebound straps on the rear
>>axle of my 73 MGB?. Both of them are broken and I'm wondering what
>>their duty is.
>
>
>Just a guess but I think they are to stop your axle from going down to
>far when you jump off of dirt mounds a la 'Dukes of Hazard.' :0 (Maybe
>just dips in the road.) Mine were pretty hammer so I replaced them
>this summer. They are cheap and easy to replace.
>
>Andrew Lundgren
>Lundgren@iname.com
>http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren
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