Thanks Paul, I guess I overlooked the obvious, I could have checked my other
B! I'll check today on it and let you know what I find, but it looks like
the long half goes to the back.
Thanks again.
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Paul Hunt
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 3:36 AM
> To: Larry Hoy; MG List
> Subject: Re: 1967 MGB rear leaf springs.
>
>
> 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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