That listing-to-one-side condition is actually endemic to Bs, sometimes
persisting after swapping the springs side-to-side, as unlikely as that may
seem. I'm glad you found an effective remedy, but it probably wasn't due to
the new spring being "weak" .
As for the original question, the way I deal with that sort of query is to
look up the part numbers in Moss Motors' online catalog. If the applications
use the same part number, there's your answer.
on 9/27/04 10:08 AM, DON SCOTT at rowdon@sonoma-county.org wrote:
> Ron,
> After fitting new leaf springs to my MGB GT, I would
> recommend that you buy a pair of new springs and the get the
> best ones you can find. The ones I got were made in the UK
> but must have been poor quality, as they resulted in my car
> listing to one side. I got a replacement spring for the one
> spring that was weak but even that didn't get my car level
> again. I ended up having the weak spring re-arched. What
> a hassle.
> Don Scott
> 1962 MGA
> 1973 MGB GT
> 1991 Miata BRG
>
>
>
>>>> Ron Engelhardt <hardt@sonic.net> 9/26/2004 6:01:36 PM
>>>>
>
> I was out on a club ride today when my driver's side leaf
> spring broke.
> We tried to "grapes of wrath" repair it but in the end I
> had to suffer
> the ignominy of a tow. Anyway, one of the guys has a bunch
> of MGB leaf
> springs but nobody was sure of compatibility with the MGA.
> I'll throw
> the question out to the list, will they work or should I
> look elsewhere?
>
> Ron Engelhardt
> 58 MGA
> Santa Rosa, Ca.
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