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| MGB Height Guide | |||||||||||||||||||
| Measure from Bottom of Chrome Strip to center of wheel hub | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Model | Owner | RF | LF | RR | LR | Modifications / Notes | ||||||||||||
| 1963.00 | Roadster | Rod H | 14.25 | 14.25 | 14.00 | 14.00 | |||||||||||||
| 1968.00 | GT | Rod H | 14.00 | 14.13 | 14.00 | 14.13 | |||||||||||||
| 1969.00 | Roadster | Tom Fisher | 14.50 | 14.25 | 15.75 | 16.00 | bottom two leaves removed on each side and moved to the top of the six leaf sandwich, lowered rear by 1" | ||||||||||||
| 1970.00 | GT | Dan Wood | 15.25 | 14.75 | 14.50 | 13.75 | |||||||||||||
| 1970.00 | GT | Dan Wood | 13.50 | 13.50 | 15.00 | 15.00 | Rebuilt Front Suspension adding 550# Front Springs, Added 10" Leaf from roadster to rear. | ||||||||||||
| 1970.00 | Roadster | John Moore | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 550# Moss "red" springs in the front and GT 7 leaf springs in the rear with the lowering blocks. | ||||||||||||
| 1971.00 | GT | Rusty Koester | 13.25 | 13.50 | 14.25 | 14.25 | Victoria British 1" Lowering Springs in Front, Original Springs Rear | ||||||||||||
| 1971.00 | Roadster | Larry Kerr | 14.25 | 14.25 | 14.25 | 14.25 | |||||||||||||
| 1972.00 | Roadster | Clyde Welsh | 13.25 | 13.50 | 13.75 | 14.00 | |||||||||||||
| 1972.00 | Roadster | David Walsh | 13.50 | 13.50 | 14.00 | 14.25 | No Spare in boot | ||||||||||||
| 1973.00 | Roadster | George Heissen | 14.75 | 14.75 | 14.75 | 14.75 | Rebuilt Front Suspension 2005, Rear 2003 | ||||||||||||
| 1973.00 | Roadster | Gary Neely | 14.00 | 13.75 | 16.00 | 16.00 | New Rear Springs | ||||||||||||
| 1974.00 | GT | Tom Young | 14.25 | 14.25 | 14.25 | 14.25 | |||||||||||||
| 1974.00 | Roadster | Norm Davies | 15.50 | 15.50 | 15.25 | 15.50 | |||||||||||||
| 1974.00 | Roadster | Clifton Gordon | 14.25 | 14.13 | 14.50 | 14.25 | |||||||||||||
| 1974.00 | Roadster | Paul Gurnee | 14.75 | 14.75 | 14.75 | 14.75 | New Bushes, New Front Springs | ||||||||||||
| Chrome Bumper | Average | 14.14 | 14.11 | 14.50 | 14.51 | ||||||||||||||
| 1974.50 | Roadster | David Walsh | 15.00 | 15.25 | 15.50 | 15.50 | |||||||||||||
| 1975.00 | Roadster | Tom Morehouse | 16.50 | 15.50 | 16.50 | 15.50 | stock, original suspension with new (2005) rubber bushings | ||||||||||||
| 1976.00 | Roadster | Tom Young | 13.50 | 14.00 | 15.50 | 16.00 | Brittek Lowering Kit | ||||||||||||
| 1977.00 | Roadster | Don Nicholls | 13.50 | 13.25 | 16.75 | 16.25 | Moss CB Conversion, Moss Lowering Kit, 3.4 GM with T5 transmission. | ||||||||||||
| 1978.00 | Roadster | kelly stevenson | 14.50 | 14.50 | 16.00 | 16.00 | Ford 5.0 | ||||||||||||
| 1979.00 | GT | Keith Fenwick | 14.50 | 14.50 | 15.25 | 15.50 | UK Spec,Front: Moss (UK) part number: AHT21 lowered Springs , Rear: Moss (UK) part number: TMG40731 1" Lowered GT Springs | ||||||||||||
| 1979.00 | Roadster | Jay Nickel | 13.25 | 13.75 | 15.25 | 15.50 | Moss1" Lowering Kit | ||||||||||||
| 1979.00 | Roadster | Carl Floyd | 13.25 | 13.25 | 14.25 | 14.25 | Buick 215 Conversion, Moss 480 Springs, Rear 1.25" Lowering Blocks | ||||||||||||
| 1980.00 | Roadster | Scott Hughes | 15.50 | 15.00 | 16.50 | 16.50 | Rebuilt Front End with Poly Bushes, New Rear Springs and 1" lowering kit. | ||||||||||||
| 1980.00 | Roadster | Marc Feig | 14.25 | 14.50 | 15.25 | 15.00 | New Front springs, CB Rear Springs and Lowering Blocks | ||||||||||||
| Rubber Bumper | Average | 14.38 | 14.35 | 15.68 | 15.60 | ||||||||||||||
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