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shelby ian w lancashire, United Kingdom	Posted: July 05, 2012 05:57AM Registered: 11 months ago Posts: 8

Hi all, i have purchased a 65 midget. It has new rear springs, but is so soft that the wheels catch high up in the arches when cornering. When my wife gets in you can see it really drop at the rear. Apart from replacements, any one got any ideas?

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pants007 stevyn knox isle of man, United Kingdom	Posted: July 05, 2012 06:13AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 620

hey ian! were all the bushes renewed? sounds like your dampers need oil in! oh and you are now officialy the nearest person to me on here! welcome by the way!

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Kerr Norm Kerr Ann Arbor, Mi, USA 1974 MG Midget	Posted: July 05, 2012 08:13AM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 2,464

I am going to disagree with Stevyn, though it is nice to that you have found MG folks who live nearby you, because the dampers, and the bushes each do different jobs, neither of which are the holding up of the car. That's all down to the springs, as you suspected, Ian.

There were poorly made springs circulating a few years ago, and folks have said that the Moss sourced ones are now good ones. There are also spring specialists who will make proven springs for you. I just searched the MG Enthusiast BBS (UK) for a link to one of them for you, but I can not find the thread where it was discussed (sadly, their website archive has a notoriously poor search capability).

Norm

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pants007 stevyn knox isle of man, United Kingdom	Posted: July 05, 2012 09:53AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 620

i agree with norm and diagree with myself! i say close; its still 4 hours by boat!

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woodstock1 jim jensen cleveland, USA	Posted: July 05, 2012 06:44PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 505

......3 different full springs made for spridgets.......count the leaves....you could perhaps add a leaf......or have a spring shop do this......jim

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Rabbitman Jerry Slonaker Williamsport, USA	Posted: July 05, 2012 07:19PM Registered: 12 months ago Posts: 123

In reply to # 2112165 by woodstock1 ......3 different full springs made for spridgets.......count the leaves....you could perhaps add a leaf......or have a spring shop do this......jim

That's what I did on my 75, I added 2 leafs from the old ones to each side. The second from top and second from bottom and it feels good now even with 2 in it but the damn thing is still a smidgeon lower on the left than the right. I don't have the wrap around clamps on it yet and will have to make some but the U bolts are long enough as well as the locating pin to add more leafs.

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