There is at least one guy who can alter your spindles for you, leaving
the original suspension travel un-altered and addressing Bill's
comments:
http://www.fast-mg.com/Pricelist.html
I have lowered my suspension without any such geometry or spindle
alterations (due to SCCA class autocross restrictions) and can vouch for
what Bill says; there is definitely bump steer as a result. It is
usually not even noticeable, really, but can be disconcerting on a bumpy
road at highway speeds (the Capitol Beltway, specifically).
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of WSpohn4@aol.com
Using lower springs to drop the ride height of a car is like having
someone
step on your toe to take your mind off a toothache - it works, but it
causes
other problems.
When you simply drop the car by chopping the springs or using lower
ones, you
also introduce more bump steer, which may or may not concern you, though
it
certainly should if you are using the car in competition.
The only proper way to adjust ride height is with a combination of
spring
height and adjusted suspension pick-up points. Unfortunately, the MGs do
not have
fully adjustable suspension, so it means fabricating modified stock
suspension bits to move the pivot axis. This used to be pretty arcane
stuff when we
were doing it back in the 80s, but I understand that it is now common in
Britain,
to the point where you can get modified bits off the shelf from the
usual
outlets.
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