Richie,
it could be that the rear of your car is too high for various reason but consider if it’s the front that is low or a combination of the two making the back look higher

people forget how high all cars sat when they were new in the 60s and 70s especially the rubber bumper cars, plus with the cars sagging with age and the modern idea of filling all the wheel arch with wheel they think a correctly set up ride height is too high because of the visible wheel arch clearance

I can assure you from bitter experience you don’t want your car too low- I was misinformed by a ‘specialist expert’ company about how low uprated springs would drop the front of my car so it now catches on the back roads I like to tour on, and this company specialises in Bs too so avoid them

when I had a standard set up MX-5 I had a lowered MX-5 up my exhaust pipe because there wasn’t room to pass but I soon lost him when I put my foot down as his car couldn’t cope with the less than smooth road

I've got Super-Flex bushes front and rear on my Midget and they are 'softer' feeling than the then 2 year old yellow (fast road) urethane bushes they replaced which I originally fitted

tyres are also associated to the suspension, I think the standard size wheels and tyre keep the pleasant feel of the car and its usability, that and keeping the standard steering wheel gives the steering it’s nice feel IMO

the extra sidewall of the standard 165/80 I think adds to the feel of the suspension and ride comfort

modern tyres I’ve found need an extra couple of psi over the original published figures in the Driver’s Handbook (see my usual advice below)

tread depth it’s the only consideration of legacy tyres their age and potential lack of use is important, useful information here – http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html

time for – groans all round - my usual advice
workshop manuals for repairs but better to have Driver's Handbook for prevention - (Ref: 0053) - http://www.mgocshop.co.uk/catalog/Online_Catalogue...

buy the excellent investment Driver's Handbook thoroughly read it and carry out as much as required of the 36k-mile service asap

driver the car regularly to keep it in good condition and you completely aware of its full capabilities

loads more help and advice on the MGB forums here (and I'm not on them) - http://www2.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgb...

have this for good luck http://www.cibolas7.net/resources/cutaway.htm#

Andrew, sorry only just noticed (my reading skills are only just above my writing skills) from one of your posts above:

I meant the Super Flex bushes had a 'softer' / more pleasant / better (IMO) feel to the ride than yellow (fast road) urethane bushes

and in another of my posts here I put too many less(es):

I meant it’s generally accepted to have the rear suspension ‘softer’ than the front, the car’s were designed for softer suspension than modern sports I totally agree with you that you have to compromise unless the car is only ever going on race tracks or silky smooth roads

sorry, that bit wasn't aim at you, I should have seperated it out

personally it's well beyond me

Thanks for the responses.

Whether or not he front is too low, I will not be raising it to make the car level! I will measure the ride heights tomorrow.

I am trying to look at the front and back together, and would like to get the car to CB height, but don't really know if it is worth going down the new crossmember/steering rack and rear spring hanger route. There are a million different opinions on the lever arm/tele shocks route, not to mention the springs. I will go with the Superflex blue bushes all round.

V8250 - I am in SE London, but could possibly take a frosty spin up to Oxfordshire for a beer and a chat.

here is a pic:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11052398@N04/44542961...

I’ll print that off and the wife can explain it to me http://www.roymech.co.uk/Useful_Tables/Matter/Hard...

Richie,
Yes the back does look high to me, I suppose you’ve driven it and loaded the boot enough to get it to settle – flash or lit photos of under the rear may help

Good photos already, particularly the first one

Your car looks very nice, I don’t normally like wire wheels particularly on r/b but they look good with the dark green

(they’re still a PITA to me though)

Thanks! I am not sure about the wires. I will need to replace the tyres soon, so I am considering switching back to bolt ons. I have all the hubs, etc. I like the LE wheels.

I've just had a look through the files of receipts from the POs restoration and it appears the front springs are the 480lbs uprated jobs from moss (aht21) and the rears are the std (bhh1779). They have about 3000miles on them.

It seems silly to replace new springs, so I think the lowering blocks an new bushes will be the best option.

Now, lever arm or tele?

Arb - uprate front and keep or drop rear?

Thanks again, chaps. It's nice to think about upgrading, after recomissioning a car that did 700 miles in 13 years!(after a pretty thorough resto).

General guidance is uprated ARB at the front to 3/4", not 7/8". Uprated lever arms at the back if you're using normal springs. I'm not a fan of wires and rubber bumpers, but that's a personal view. I'd have the rubber bumpers off my car right now if I could afford it.

Yeah, I'd like to lose the bumpers too, but the body is in great shape, so that can wait until I get it going/handling/stopping as well as I'd like.

I've had the car for couple of years and believe me, I've been over all of the perishables! They don't like string in a garage for a decade, do they?

I'd go Hoyles front and rear but if you decide on panhard rods keep your axle tramp bars in place