Hi Adrian, My car is from 2003 and has about 2" ground clearance on hard, level ground. Speed bumps - if you have to go over them, you're in trouble.
Owen. ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Slade To: mogtalk2 Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] RE: Chips - non mog- now +8 Hi Owen It depends when your car was built, in the early 90's as I understand it the factory sourced springs from a manufacturer who supplied 110-115lbs springs. Everyone I spoke to said that this was a bit low for a plus 8 and recommended at least 125, the next up was 145, and if racing then 180. I opted for 145 which I find is good, some might find a little hard, although my wife thinks the ride is comfortable, I have the front shocks set at half way and the rears at 1/3 damping. With this set up the car handles pretty well, I have also put 1/2 deg neg camber. Cornering is very positive with no noticeable under/over steer. With respect to the 1 inch lower I live in Devon and there are a few speed bumps around. All of which I take half on and half off to avoid grounding, as you say. I have about 4 inches ground clearance at the lowest point, there is about 5 inches to the chassis. In a large city with aggressive bumps then it might be a problem, but then I don' t enjoy plodding around cities in the Morgan unless I have to. With respect to the suspension and it's stiffness it depends how you drive, as to how much force is exerted on the springs. If you like going round corners as quick as you can whether at 30 or 60 mph depending on the bend and conditions you will generally want a harder set up, this is why most Morgan race cars have a very hard set up, if you tried to race a standard set up Morgan at the same speed as a race set up one you would probably not make the bend and come off. Now I am not advocating a racing set up just something a little stiffer, which in my experience if you want to improve handling it helps in a +8. On 13 Aug 2012, at 13:49, Owen Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: As they used to say on the Radio, "I couldn't disagree more". I can't get over even small speed bumps already. Lowering the suspension any further and the car will be sliding along on its chassis. My springs are more like concrete anyway, so I can't see how you could stiffen them any more and still have suspension. Owen. ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Slade To: mogtalk2 Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] RE: Chips - non mog- now +8 Just to follow up on the handling points for +8, this can be sorted with stiffer front springs, (possibly lowered at same time by 1 inch). Adjustable shocks all round, and a must panhard rod on rear axle. Have a chat with Mulfab. It is not too expensive about £600 in parts and if you are a reasonable spanner monkey you can do it yourself. I did and it handles really well now. The lowering is a matter of preference, if you just want to dial out the ponderous feel as mentioned stiffer springs, adjustable shocks and panhard rid should do the trick. If you do get on and do as suggested then you should fit the ball bearing races between the front front upper springs and stub axles, this is a big improvement to steering lightness. Regards Adrian ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
