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Re: MGB front springs

To: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: MGB front springs
From: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:55:26 -0500
   One must keep in mind that there is more than one RBB front spring. 
At least one is longer and stiffer.  Do you remember a couple of years 
ago when I was swapping them around and measuring ride heights?  Dunno 
if that stuff is in the archives or not.

   Cheers,

    CR

Paul Hunt wrote:
> One thing has always puzzled me with the spring specs for the MGB and that
> is the load weights for the front are in the order of 1030 to 1193 lbs
> whereas those for the rear are 400 to 550.  Given that the front to rear
> loading is about 50/50 one would expect much the same loading on each
> spring, i.e. about half that given for the fronts.
> 
> Does it make sense?  Yes.  Rubber bumper roadster front springs are shorter
> but have a higher rate then chrome, the result of fitting these to my chrome
> bumper roadster was almost the same ride height but significantly less dive
> under braking and roll. 





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