A couple of questions for you all....
1. A while ago I took the advice of this list (well... you know what I
mean) and I fitted a lot of V8-type bits and pieces to strengthen and/or
stiffen up the front suspension of my '68 (stock) MGB. This was mainly
because I was getting her/myself into sprint 'races'. What a great
improvement to handling - all was worth it.
Then, because we always want... MORE..., I went a step further and
uprated the sway bar to a bloody great 7/8 in an effort to try to keep
both rear wheels on the ground during heavy cornering. Without a LSD
that 'flying' wheel was pretty useless spinning away when I wanted to go
forward! The 7/8 sway bar did the trick, but I had to learn a few more
tricks to handle the additional oversteer that initially threw me off
into the dust more than once.
I now find on winding, bumpy roads, the car tends to 'shimmy' about -
and on real corrugations she can tend to take herself towards the edge
of the roadway. Am I right in blaming the sway bar for this
disconcerting movement?
2. My next thought is now to stiffen up the rear end with the addition
of a panhard rod (V8-style). Any thoughts on this?
Yes, she does ride the bumps pretty hard now (hell, who needs to let the
suspension do its job) but seeing as I have gone this far am I going to
see a significant improvement by limiting the rear axle movement with
the panhard rod?
3. I have searched the 'Net... and a few online catalogs... but I can't
find a price on a panhard rod for my 'B.
Can someone throw me the price of a new item and maybe what I could get
one for 2nd hand? I have had an offer of one locally (Australia) that I
am told is a Moss item but the person offering couldn't give me a price
at the time (I assume he bought it and didn't pinch it:-) and I couldn't
see the price in the online Moss catalog- so I wonder what I should
offer.
Any advice gratefully received.
Eric
'68MGB MkII
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