Originally Posted by CBY
Cutting a spring increases its stiffness and the full round contact area is destroyed.

TY CBY, innocent I got you. You are saying an unengaged (!) rebound coil spring has an "increased" effect on the stub axle and its lower contact area. Personally, I have never seen that happen. In any event, my vote is for progressive neoprene or microcellular polyurethane stops Happily, this thread had me do enough research that I see they can be found everywhere. These would certainly not be as fiddly as metal springs, last forever and cover the rebound area of the kingpin so many people try to cover with rubber covers or homemade stockings. (I tried them 30 years ago at Cuthbert's suggestion, and then removed them as they interfered with quick cleaning with a high pressure hose.

Originally Posted by sewin
Great stuff here all! Lorne, smashing in depth analysis and history and again I find myself accepting the fact that The Morgan front end will always have its issues, it's old design yet an independent suspension system! AND FLAWED yet that's why we bought the trad isn't it. We love the old fashioned feel it gives us and as Lorne says again, a well serviced and correct system cannot be bettered very much yet it really can empty your wallet and the service element is still needed on your updated mod, or another unnecessary wallet emptying experience comes along. So come on all you who seek the best here...... learn about the function of the standard system and learn how to look after it yourself. Again I remind you of H.F.S.'s mantra when he designed his cars. An owner can look after this himself with a jack and a few simple tools and up until 2019, oh yes! 110 years we have been able to do that!

I like that very much. You put your finger on it. A trad..or at least until the MMC were forced to use engine fuelling technology that cannot be fully interacted with by an owner, preserved the characteristics of a Golden Age of Automobiling. Up until 1990, trads can be FILLY interacted with..which made my immense mileage possible. It was the reason I bought one, despite it then being the only one in area the size of western Europe. I was in my 40s and the nearest dealer was 400 miles. I had no choice but to learn. If admire you. You had options and embraced the full Morgan hobby nonetheless. IT IS GREAT FUN!

And YES. RichardV6's is a fine post. TY Richard I believe I was confusing front springs and leaf springs. This is why I feel safer posting with a collegiate debate format. I should have followed my comments on GoMoG.But being wrong is the only time one learns anything!

You also touch upon a basic I forgot. IMHO, the front end suspension primary task is to keep the steering wheel neutral. Of course it has other effects. Unsorted that part of driving become no fun. Aside from that deadly discomfort, the comfort inn the cabin (aka your life partner) is at the rear springs. Google it. Leaf spring spring rates do not age....they sag though. frown2 (wish I could currently find something in trad leaf springs to recommend!) And I chose Cain's dampers 2-3 years ago, when they just came out. I installed them then. but haven't tried or adjusted them yet as my last remain Plus 8 is up on stands in Canada since. .I began what I thought would be a 3 weeks job changing the dash loom and fusebox..but expanded that to replace the chassis loom and rear loom, (The Rover EFI loom is very high quality. 2-3 days left to do. I don't live in Quebec any more..only visit on occasion.

Sewin, did you know that Peter Morgan only added front shock absorbers because owners complained as they couldn't fathom a car without them! But shock absorbers change oscillations to something more pleasant to humans. Springs do the major work. Shocks change their harmonics https://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/shocks.html

Originally Posted by sewin
Richard is again so right in the requirements of the steering rack.

I presume you mean RichardIII? Yes. His is a noteworthy post as well. If the shock bushes are worn (there was a short period when the beloved Rutherford AVOs did but Tim covered us all). James Phillips of ThamesMog pointed that out to me that if the bushes holding dampers are worn or rotten (which can happen prematurely) the absorbers have too much wriggle room and that has a sad effect. Merely changing the those bushes cures it. Amazing how much shock angst and money that one has saved over 30 years. [i]There was a run of faulty bushes not so long ago[i] Thank you for reminding us of this area. Page 1 of this thread. I agree it should have a "service protocol". I shall add that to GoMoG.

Lorne