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Ride height #1
MicroBrew412 Mike A Macomb, MI, USA Sign in to contact 1971 MG MGB	Topic Creator (OP) Mar 24, 2017 06:33 PM Joined 7 years ago 191 Posts

Got the choke fixed today! Thank you to those that gave me some advice there. We finally had some nice weather today in Michigan so I took the opportunity to give my B a wash and wax. When we did the restoration on this car we used all the original suspension parts and I have a feeling now that I have a problem with ride height. The front seems OK but the back seems low. Are new leaf springs in order? Let me know what you think.

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Re: Ride height #2
glbishop Gary Bishop Spring Hill, FL, USA Sign in to contact 1980 MG MGB MkIV 1984 Kawasaki Z550	Mar 24, 2017 06:42 PM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 2,583 Posts

Looks fine to my eyes.

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Re: Ride height #3
sama Sam A Hartford, WI, USA Sign in to contact	Mar 24, 2017 07:12 PM Joined 7 years ago 66 Posts

This is what I did back in the 80's to my 63 B. My rear springs were shot. Called I guy I knew who dealt in MG used parts. During this time I was using my B as a work vehicle, mostly odd jobs. With tools in the trunk and maybe a miter box strapped to the luggage rack, I needed a stiffer rear end. So I bought springs off a GT.
It raised the rear end just enough and it made it possible to go with 195 tires on the rear w/o ever having a problem. Some years I've used my B for the local HS
homecoming parade. There I put 2 court members sitting on my car with their feet on the panels behind the seats. One's usually a large football player. But never had a problem with that extra weight. All and all I prefer that look better than the one with the rear sagging. That's my opinion

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Re: Ride height #4
ohlord Rob C A tiny Island off the coast of Washington State, N.W., USA Sign in to contact 1957 Land Rover Series I "EYEYIYI" 1957 Land Rover Series I "OVRLND" 1971 MG MGB 1971 MG MGB "Bedouin 2" & more	Mar 24, 2017 09:21 PM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 28,878 Posts

Measure it on both ends. Measured from bottom of chrome strip to center of wheel cap.
Report back.

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Re: Ride height #5
Peter-Sherman Peter Sherman Melbourne, Australia Sign in to contact 1975 MG MGB V8 Conversion	Mar 25, 2017 04:04 AM Joined 16 years ago 6,513 Posts

looks near perfect.
Between 13.5 and 14 inches is ideal. Bottom of strip to middle of wheel so as to eliminate tyre differences. Expect the passenger side to be 1/4'' higher. It is called the Bachelor learn and most MGB's have it.
I'm at 13.75 and that clears all parking ramps an speed humps. Bar one, that everyone else graunches on as well.

http://www.mgbmga.com/tech/mgb14b.htm

http://www.mgexp.com/article/height.html

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Re: Ride height/always put GT rear leaf springs on a Tourer #6
Donthuis Don van Riet Rijswijk, ZH, Netherlands Sign in to contact 1972 MG MGB MkIII	Mar 25, 2017 05:18 AM Top Contributor Joined 10 years ago 13,336 Posts

Keep the front on the regular coil springs, but always replace the rear leaf springs on a Tourer by the GT ones, in your case the CB version It is a measure well worth the effort.
They have one leaf more and this will prevent your car hanging backwards for many years. If you also renew those springs every 10-15 years it will never happen again smiling bouncing smiley

Shortly after renewal your car will have a slight forwards stance, this will balance out in a number of months automatically thumbs up

PS Front coils may develop a batchelors lean to the drivers side, which can also be corrected, MGE had many threads on this, including posts of mine
But your B seems fine at the front and with two new rear ones any asymmetry if present will probably disappear straighaway

In reply to # 3475907 by MicroBrew412 Got the choke fixed today! Thank you to those that gave me some advice there. We finally had some nice weather today in Michigan so I took the opportunity to give my B a wash and wax. When we did the restoration on this car we used all the original suspension parts and I have a feeling now that I have a problem with ride height. The front seems OK but the back seems low. Are new leaf springs in order? Let me know what you think.

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Re: Ride height #7
MicroBrew412 Mike A Macomb, MI, USA Sign in to contact 1971 MG MGB	Topic Creator (OP) Mar 25, 2017 09:48 AM Joined 7 years ago 191 Posts

I just measured and all wheels are at 14" except the from drivers side which is at 13.5". I guess all is well.

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Re: Ride height #8
Peter-Sherman Peter Sherman Melbourne, Australia Sign in to contact 1975 MG MGB V8 Conversion	Mar 27, 2017 02:03 AM Joined 16 years ago 6,513 Posts

If you wanted to get it perfect you could always put a spacer between the front crossmember and the Drivers side spring locating cup. The bachelor lean is usually in the body.

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