Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Maintenance & Servicing Moving rear axle backwards

It’s always driven me insane why the wheel is set forward. Looks horrendous to my eye.

I’ve just bought another plus 8 and had theses blocks fitted last week. No such issues with mine being a plus 8.

Hope you get it sorted.

I’ve noticed a lot of later Aeros suffer the same fate.

Mine look pretty central on my 4/4 Sport. I do have the lowering blocks though.

Thanks a lot for all the replies and sorry for the somewhat late reaction. I have been busy taken the wings off to get them painted, because the filler on the rims came off due to the tire rubbing the edge. It is clear that we all wonder why the factory did not correctly positioned the rear wheels in the wheel arches. In my situation I cannot even correct this, only if I would mount a smaller/different petrol tank. As Simon (Sifab) writes, an expensive solution. I also don't want to get back to the narrow tires.

First I am going to try to move the wings 10 mm outwards. This is possible on the front of the wing and at the rear there is approximately 7 mm space to move outwards. This way the tire will not rub the inner side of the wings. One of my Morgan friends suggested to have the wheels re-spoked, moving the center slightly outwards. This way the wheel will move inwards. It could be a solution, but also not cheap and it is difficult to find an expert in The Netherlands that can do the job. The last one I know stopped some months ago. Conclusion, I will try moving the wings outwards and if that doesn't do the job....new tires....??????

So far as I know, when the Trads changed from six leaf springs to four, and when the U bolts increased in diameter, the axle was repositioned to the rear.

My 2005 Roadster has the axle forward, but it doesn't bother me. I believe the changes took place around 2006.

The change is later than that, nearer 2008 I think
Most likely when they switched to having the leaf springs made by GME in Coventry

Simon @ SiFab.co.uk

Just to confuse things even more my late 99 4/4 has 5 leaf springs, still with a very offset axle position.

I keep thinking of using the spacers to move it central under the arch.

There’s 4,5, 6, and 7 leaf cars out there.....

Simon @ SiFab.co.uk

And then there are some with no leaves at all

I know
Here’s a kit I designed over 10 years ago...







Simon @ SiFab.co.uk