Larry - on my 73 roadster the 8" is at the rear and the 7" at the front. On
my 75 V8 the springs are longer but the long 'half' is still at the rear.
PaulH.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 11 October 1999 10:45
Subject: 1967 MGB rear leaf springs.
>I was checking out my rear leaf springs and noticed that one leaf
apparently
>has a "direction". The center pin hole in #5 (numbering from the top #1 is
>the long main leaf, #6 is the shortest leaf) is not drilled midway in the
>spring. It is drilled such that 8" is on one end of the leaf, while 7" is
>on the other end. My left spring and right springs has this leaf installed
>differently.
>
>Does anyone out there know whether the 8" length is supposed to be on the
>front or the rear end of the spring?
>
>Larry Hoy
>http://pages.prodigy.net/larryhoy/
>
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