Most of the rear tube shock kits have an upper bracket that is flippable.
Installed one way it works on RBB cars, installed the other it works on
CBB cars. I guess the question is, how much do you want to lower it?
If you lower your RBB to CBB height via dearched springs or via CBB springs
you ought to be able to flip the shock brackets and be set. If you go lower,
then that won't apply. YMMV, note that I have not tried any of this, but
my understanding is that the bracket is flippable so that there is one rear
shock kit for all Bs.
--
James Nazarian Jr
71 MGB roadster
71 MGBGT-V8 in need of paint
01 Impreza 2.5RS
A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have
evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.
On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 01:04:46PM -0700, Dodd, Kelvin profoundly declared:
> Keith:
>
> If you are planning to use a lowering block kit on the rear of the
> car, then there will not be a problem with a tube shock kit.
>
> The lower mounting on the shock kit attaches to the spring mount.
> Lowering blocks raise the axle assembly off the spring, but do not affect
> the spring position.
>
> If you lower the rear of the car by installing de-arched or reverse
> ear springs, then the shocks may bottom out, requiring relocation of the
> lower mounting or a shorter shock.
>
> I ran into this a couple of months ago when I removed the lowering
> blocks from my race car and installed correctly lowered springs. I had to
> install extended lower brackets to prevent the Spax shocks from bottoming.
> Lots of fun with a rat tail file slotting the U bolt holes to fit the banjo
> axle tube.
>
> Kelvin.
>
>
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've considered installing a lowering kit on my 79 B sometime
> > in the future.
> > Would this preclude me from installing tube shocks at the
> > rear before then? Or
> > do shocks having nothing to do with lowering a rubber-bumpered MGB?
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Keith Gernert
> > 79 MGB
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