The car is not on the road yet, but hopefully soon. This car was ultimately sold to an intermediate party, then sold again recently (2007) to Bill Colisch in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA, who procured the parts, modified the second side, and installed the whole kit. I don't know if BA actually sold any of these kits for MGA. This conversion was finished on one side only, then later disassembled. Photo at right shows the first installation for the developement work on the MGA. For either MGA or MGB the conversion requires cut and weld on the front suspension cross member that is NOT easily reversible.ĭoug Jackson's British Automotive web site has a good tech page on how the parts were adapted to the MGA. BA has since stepped back from MGA parts to concentrate on MGB, so these parts are likely no longer availabe from BA. Hoyle recommends converting the MGA to MGB kingpins, and there is no special top arm for the MGA (yet), so the MGA top trunion still needs to be modified. Hoyle subsequently produced the (almost) identical kit for the MGA with different mounting hole pattern and a spacer for the top plate. British Automotive then adapted Hoyle MGB kit to be installed on the MGA. The kit was originally developed by Hoyle for the MGB. It should go well with their Independent Rear Suspension setup if you feel the need to spend a lot of money. Here is a complete kit to do an MGA front suspension conversion to lighweight A-arms and coil-over adjustable shock absorbers. If you were really intent on doing this sort of thing to your MGA, you can buy the parts from Hoyle Engineering in England. Many vintage racers get along well by changing shock oil viscosity or valving in the original Armstrong lever shocks to affect dampening changes. For no holds barred competition there may be some advantage to using adjustable tube shocks, but this may also put your car into a different racing class. Suspension motion configuration remains essentially unchanged, and unsprung weight is not much different.
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I do not personally recommend the procedure for a daily driver car, as it requires irreversible cutting and welding modification to the original MGA frame. $4.Converting to coil over shock front suspension The MGA With An AttitudeĬonverting to COIL OVER SHOCK Front Suspension - FS-401 Please request these bushings with every front shock you order. These critically overlooked bushings are almost always worn out. HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDĪlways replace rubber bushings between front shock and kingpin.
See Shipping Instructions for information on shipping to us. Once your old shocks are returned to us, we will refund your core deposit. We will ship out your new shocks right away. Highly recommended for many Armstrong aluminum body shocks.Īll rebuilt shocks come filled with fluid and ready for installation. Shock valving is upgraded, 15% stiffer than standard shock, but a longer lasting unit. Rebuilt to same high quality as our standard units, but with larger bronze bushing where main shaft rides. All rebuilt shocks come filled with fluid and ready for installation.ĭesigned for our customers who enjoy driving their cars with performance in mind. (See below for heavy duty re-build option) Valving is properly calibrated for correct jounce and rebound specs. To aid dirt and water exclusion highest quality double-lip seals are used, which outlast originals. Housings re-bushed, shafts reground and polished. Swivel Axle / Kingpins / Lower Control Arm.Truck, Farm, Industrial, Earth equipment.Delco Lever Shock overview/ part #/ car model.British Lever Shock Identification / Pricing Explained.
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