I replaced my rear springs in my BJ8 about 8 years ago. The ride was
greatly improved. The thing that always bothered me after looking at cars
with new rear springs was the height it sat up in the rear. I took the
springs for mine to a spring shop and had them "stressed" so the car would
sit just a little lower. I like the look now. Years later I replaced the
front springs. The car really rides "like a new car" now.
Tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Alan Seigrist Blue 100 <healey.nut@gmail.com>
> To: Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk>
> Cc: Achim Spethmann <hspethmann@t-online.de>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 6/4/2006 10:50:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Exhaust question
>
> One thing that has been a massive help for me on the BJ8 has been
> replacing the rear springs. Ever since I've done that, I may have
> bonked the exhaust system slightly ... once maybe twice in 10 years.
> Before that, with the old soggy factory springs... it was a regular
> occurrence. New rear springs are a very good idea.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
>
> On 6/5/06, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
> > Behalf Of Achim Spethmann
> > Sent: 02 June 2006 12:28
> > To: healeys@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Exhaust question
> >
> > Just back from a trip to South England with some bad experience about
> > the english weather and the height of the ferry ramps.
> >
> > When entering the ferry, my car hit the floor with the rear silencers
> > and they were ripped off and seriously dented. I put it in the trunk and
> > drove home with what was left under the car.
> >
> > With my car being a BJ8 MKIII I have an exhaust system with front and
> > rear silencers and a very moderate sound and I was always jealous of
> > hearing the Healeys with a straight exhaust system and only two front
> > silencers.
> >
> > Now I'm thinking of fixing the exhaust system by adding two stright
> > pipes at the rear end instead of the two silencers, but I'm not sure, if
> > it could do any harm to the engine. Normaly the exhaust system is
> > adjusted to the engine and perhaps the engine needs a certain counter
> > pressure to work properly. This counterpressure my not be guaranteed by
> > the remaining two front silencers of the four silencer system.
> >
> > Is there any experience about this matter?
> >
> > Achim, Germany
> > 1964 BJ8
> >
> > Achim,
> > Sorry you were unlucky with the weather. Those ramps can be tricky, you
need
> > to go ridiculously slow or, sometimes, insist on going on the same
level as
> > the trucks...they usually drive straight on, rather than up to an
elevated
> > level. Was on a ferry early this morning, so know what you mean.
> > I have a BT7 with just the one silencer. Originally two down pipes into
one
> > fat silencer and two long pipes out to the rear. I got rid of the twin
rear
> > pipes and had a local guy make me up a pair that mount onto the rear of
the
> > silencer and then make a turn for a side exit. Uses the original
mountings
> > etcetc. I can remount the long pipes if I want. Saves a lot of grounding
> > issues and sounds good too, particularly with the new 6 branch big bore
> > system. Mind you, I did rip the old system clean off the car, but it
was on
> > the flat and any system would have gone.
> > Simon.
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