gas mileage would go down, because you'd be driving uphill all the time. ;)
ED
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Bill Gilroy" <wmgilroy@gmail.com>
Agreed with cosmicmag. They are on all RB Midgets. I wonder what happens if
you leave them off?
-g
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:21 AM, CosmicMag1380
<cosmicmag1380@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Tracy Drummond <bighealey@charter.net
> >wrote:
>
> > On a 1976 MG Midget. The holes line up with the rear leaf u-bolts.
> > Where do they go in the stack of rear leaf assembly?? I figure they
> either
> > lower the rear end or act as final support
> >
> > http://healey.org/images/mystry-spacer.jpg
> >
> > http://healey.org/images/rear-springs.jpg
> > _____________________________________
>
>
> Those are either spacers or stiffeners that go between the springplate
and
> the body mount (spring perch) behind the seats. They are on the rubber
> bumper cars but not the earlier ones. Possibly to get the legal bumper
> height to pass the federal law... The only other thing that would make
any
> sense would be for them to leave a path for drainage to reduce the rust
> around the spring perches. They probably only fit one way.
> --
> Kent
> 1960 Bugeye
> 1973 Midget - donor card signed in front of a notary!
> 1967 Sprite - following in the 73's footsteps to the boneyard...
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