Spring height question

[MGAdams]

Maybe Tony knows?
I am lowering the front ride height of my 1962 MGB racer, and my measurement indicates a previous owner put in 1972 roadster springs that are 7.25" loaded height, 10.2" free height. My research finds a Pre-72 GT is only 6.6" loaded height, 9.1" free height. The on-line catalogues do not provide the actual height of the lowering springs they sell. The change would result in lowering of 2" in ride height.
Does anyone have a pre 72 GT spring they could measure to confirm my research, and/or know the actual height of the springs sold for the lowering kits?

Mike

 

[tony barnhill]

I've got all kinds of used springs & the shortest I've found are 9-3/8" end-to-end...they came from under an early GT

 

[DrEntropy]

Mine are roadster, so no help. Can't quibble over a 0.20" discrepancy tho. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Bugeye58]

Mike, are you racing with VARAC?
Jeff

 

[MGAdams]

Thanks Tony, close enough, now I know what to order.

Mike

 

[MGAdams]

Jeff,
Right now I am racing to go racing .. so many things to finish up. The only VARAC event I plan to attend is the Festival at the end of June. Need to finish up the car first, get my license re-newed somewhere, and shake down the car before that long trip to Mosport. I live 6 hours away from the nearest track which is bad enough, but 2 days for me to get to Mosport.

Mike

 

[Bugeye58]

Two days to Mosport? Where in the heck are you, Saskatoon?
Jeff

 

[MGAdams]

Right province, wrong city ... Regina is home.

Mike

 

[Bugeye58]

Well, not bad for a guess, eh?
I may make it up to Mosport for the June Festival. I've got a bunch of friends in Ontario that run VARAC.
Jeff

 

[artmck]

I just took springs out of my 74 roadster. They were 10" long unloaded. They had 8 coils if you start counting at the 'tail' and count the tail and the coil it is touching as a full coil.

My car was too high in front, and since I planned on replacing the springs anyway, I cut one coil off. I haven't driven it yet, but it is a bit lower. Don't think it would stiffen too much since those coils sit on each other anyway.

 

[kennypinkerton]

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Don't think it would stiffen too much since those coils sit on each other anyway.

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Might not... But then again you'd be surprised at how much stiffer they can feel by cutting one coil off. I've seen guys cut 2 coils off of pickup trucks and the ride afterward felt like the suspension was fixed to the frame.

 

[jlaird]

Used cut off plymouth springs in my autocross sprite back in the 60s. Sure cleaned up the handleing, was completely flat at that point. shrug.