[Healeys] MGA Question, Not TR or Healey

[I Erbs]

Set up for NASCAR racing to turn in one direction on an oval track?

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Jonas Payne <jpaynepbr at cox.net> wrote:

> Sorry to bomb the lists,
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> I have an MGA in the shop that has 1 degree of negative camber on the
> passenger side and 3 degrees of negative camber on the driver side.
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> It is supposed to be 1 degree positive.
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> Common wisdom is that this could be caused by wear in the A Arm, Arm
> Bushings or Worn out swivel axles.
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> Well, it turns out that  the A Arm bushings were new, the holes in the
> A-Arm
> are perfectly round and sized, and there is no slop on the swivel axles.
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> Ride height appears correct, and the unladen spring height checks out per
> the manual at 9.25"
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> There doesn't appear to be any frame damage to speak of, and the car is a
> solid rust free example.
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> As near as I can figure, either the car either has modified A Arms
> (available from Moss and others) or the kingpin/swivel axles need to be
> replaced/rebuilt.
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> Does anybody know what the standard dimensions are for Stock A-Arms (they
> are the same for MGA, MGB, MGC) so I can rule this out?
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> Jonas Payne
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> PBR Consulting Services, LLC
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> 702.882.6711
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