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I have to agree with you, Kelvin. B V8 front bushes to better locate the A
arms, and around a 3/4" front bar does wonders, although I am a bit
reactionary and stick with Armstrong shocks, perhaps with upgraded valving.
Cutting the springs to lower the car puts the suspension part way into the
'jounce' range of the normal height suspension, with resultant increased bump
steer the lower it drops when it hits a bump. In extreme cases, the car can
become quite 'darty'. While my race car is lowered a bit, we go to a _lot_ of
work to modify the A arms etc. so as to remove the bump steer.
I disagree with you about Porkers, though - I used to race against a Porsche
912, and running on a particular tight circuit, could beat it every time in my
MGA race car. Of course everyone knows that the A handles much better than the
B, so I guess you could be right after all.
Bill S.
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