[Spridgets] Where in the heck? ID this part

[Robert Duquette]

gas mileage would go down, because you'd be driving uphill all the time.  ;)

ED

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Bill Gilroy" <wmgilroy at 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 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.
 > --
 > Kent
 > 1960 Bugeye
 > 1973 Midget - donor card signed in front of a notary!
 > 1967 Sprite - following in the 73's footsteps to the boneyard...