Montegue,
Cant disagree with your overall approach. However it becomes more interesting when you try to sort out the rear suspension of a four seater, which can have additional 2 bodies weight well past the rear axle from time to time. I never had a problem carrying 4 people in my Kent 4 seater with lever arms (no suspension adjustment necessary), but certainly my Roadster 4 seater couldn't cope well with just 2 people. Even benefitting from rear adjustable suspension, it bottomed out on undulating country ;lanes 2 up, as well as the massive axle tramp the car suffered from, just too much power for the chassis and rear suspension setup.
The thought of and not wanting to have to get under the car,to adjust the rear suspension setting from 2 to 4 people, usually in decent clothes, when turning up at friends. who then understandably all want to jump in a go for a ride. Maybe wishful thinking on my part, but just pressing a switch to change the adjustable air suspension setting for when I wanted to carry rear passengers, (with the right orientation of the suspension units,) an air suspension would make life much simpler to live with the extra variable of a rear load.
Just shows how not everything Morgan does improves the cars over the years, my Kent and CVH Morgans whilst not sophisticated handled uneven road surfaces and sleeping police men (greater ground clearance) with much more ease than current trads.
Last edited by JohnHarris; 03/01/26 04:07 PM.
