Bill:
I am not yet sold on the V8 bushings. I have them in a 68BGT and
they squeek. I prefer the black poly bushes as they do not require perfect
mounting surfaces, and seem to be a bit quieter. I agree with Armstrongs on
the front. For the money there is not a better set up. I am using both a
Moss Dynamic and a Spax conversion. They do perform better than stock, but
the cost and replacement part availability make them a luxury.
>
> 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.
Race car springs are much stiffer and the tracks smoother than
normally found on the street, so bump steer is less noticable. 2 inch
dropped springs will screw up steering geometry and modifications will be
necessary. An alternative to short springs is now offerred by Dick @ MG
Limited (414-529-3200). He is making modified king pin assemblies that
effectively lower the spindle by 1 inch. Expensive, but a really trick way
to drop a race car or RB MGB. I am contemplating putting them on my 78 V8
project, so I am hoping for a discount by mentioning them here. (blatant
commercialism)
> 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.
Note, I specified a Porch 911. Plus I was kinda talking about
street cars. Racing is it's own world where all kinds of fun things happen.
> 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.
That's why I'm putting a B suspension under my A. (chortle)
Kelvin.
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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