Ron,
Having testing spring rates and shock packages in my spit this year. If your
group allows it. Call you favorite speed shop(re: pegasus, trueshoice) and
get your self some Eibachs, Hypercoil, or H&R's. You can get these in
various sizes, rates and diameters. This will insure you get what you ask
for as far as spring rate. There all quality and really not that expensive.
($140 a set) Hope this helps!
John Wilkins
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Frye" <thefryes@iconn.net>
To: "Ronald R Gates" <Ronald.R.Gates@usa.dupont.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 7:18 AM
Subject: Re: TR 4 NEGATIVE CAMBER
> Ron,
>
> I tried to run a set these springs from Moss USofA. I got the early
> springs, my theory being the later springs were for the rubber bumper
cars,
> thus being higher.
>
> Compared to the Triumph Competition springs I was running, the free length
> was identical. But, the new springs were MUCH firmer than the Triumph
> Competition springs I took out. Installed the new with no spacers, and the
> springs fit the spring perch without modification.
>
> Ride height went up almost two inches.
>
> Also put big NASCAR style sway bar in at the same time. Ran it at
Mid-Ohio.
> Major push. The front was way too stiff. I had two options, downsize the
> sway bay (cost $$$) or put the Triumph Competition springs back in
> (free)... A no brainer.
>
> Had an interesting conversation with the Tech department at Moss. There is
> one guy who handles all the calls for springs. Upon telling him what I was
> attempting to do he admitted to me his suppliers can't replicate a spring
> from one batch to the next! To further complicate the issue, they have no
> equipment to test sprint rates, so what you are getting is completely pot
> luck.
>
> My thought was if I was going to continue down this road I would get a set
> of used MGB-GT springs.
>
> At 08:14 AM 10/15/2001 -0400, Ronald R Gates wrote:
> >I was wondering about the MGB-GT front springs . There are two available
,
> >part no. BHH-10-77 early and BHH-1225 late . Does anyone know which
is
> >the correct spring to use ? I also heard that the spring perch has to
be
> >modified to accomadate the MGB-GT springs . Does anyone know about how
much
> >this lowers the car , without the spacer installed ?
> >
> >Pete Gates
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