[Spridgets] Where in the heck? ID this part

Bill Gilroy wmgilroy at gmail.com
Wed Oct 22 14:08:12 MDT 2008


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 at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Tracy Drummond <bighealey at 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.
> --
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> 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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