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MG MGB Technical - Axle Check Straps

Are shorter straps available for a lowered suspension?

Rgds Trevor
t burnett

Try contacting Strapping Lad suspensions he will make any length you want. I have not bought from him but I plan to . Bob
B WALKER

Does one need shorter straps for just 1 inch or so lowering? Mike
J.M. Doust

If the axle has the same amount of vertical movement but it is closer to the car body than originally, then the bump-stops, check straps and damper drop-links need to be changed as required to prevent the damper topping/bottoming and to maintain the suspension range. If the springs are simply flattened to bottom sooner then they don't.

'Ware replacement straps from the usual suspects, they are more like elastic bands. Barely 1cm of stretch in old rubbers with obvious reinforcing, over 3cm in new with no visible reinforcing. Michael Beswick sent me some reinforcers made from parcel strapping, see http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/axletext.htm#reboundstraps
PaulH Solihull

This thread was discussed between 17/05/2011 and 26/05/2011

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