Originally Posted by HJF
There’s a mention of this on the SSL website advising altering the inner profile if I recall correctly. On my 2018 car the factory cut out is still sloping upwards directly above the axle and the high point of the profile is not directly above. Sorry, struggling to explain without sketching, but, it is as though the axle has been relocated slightly at some time but the profile not changed to match. I had witness marks on the plywood on the sloping part of the cut out.


This is one of the great things about Morgans, you learn how they change as the years go by. Even if they look essentially the same on the outside, there are all sorts of little changes under the skin, which is why DaveW's book is so helpful.

Here's how my rear axle is aligned. Not a perfect photograph by any stretch, but you can clearly see how the axle is aligned with the centre of the dip in the chassis and the centre of the cutout in the plywood. Are the later axles located further forward, or does the axle swing through a tighter radius maybe?

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Tim H.
1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE