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I can relate. I too bought my car over 50 years ago. I rebuilt the
mechanicals, but could not afford to do the cosmetics and interior untill
15 years ago.
The springs will settle over time.
Ira Erbs
Milwaukie, OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6
67 MGB gone
On Sun, Jul 27, 2025, 4:14=E2=80=AFPM Stephen Hutchings via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Well, I=E2=80=99ve put my new leaf springs on and I find, just as I feare=
d I
> would, that it's a little high at the back.
> I=E2=80=99ve been advised to have patience and I should find they settle =
down
> somewhat.
> I will give it some time, but as I mentioned before I find a lot of BJ8s
> look as though they=E2=80=99ve been kicked up the backside, and now I=E2=
=80=99ve got one.
> If it doesn=E2=80=99t settle down by itself, I think I=E2=80=99ll use the=
lowering block
> method rather than removing leaves. It=E2=80=99s a pretty simple principl=
e and the
> springs stay at the same rating.
>
> I went to watch my brother race in vintage events at Mosport Park and I
> realized, answering questions about my car, that I=E2=80=99ve owned it fo=
r fifty
> years now.
> I bought it when I was 19 and it did not look like it does now, but my
> wife says she misses the days when it was just an old sports car and I
> didn=E2=80=99t care where I parked it!
>
> Stephen, BJ8
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>I can relate. I too bought my car over 50 years ago.=
I rebuilt the mechanicals, but could not afford to do the cosmetics and in=
terior untill 15 years ago.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">The springs will s=
ettle over time.</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature=
">Ira Erbs<br>Milwaukie, OR<br>1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br> 67 MGB gone</di=
v></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 27, 2025, 4:14=E2=80=AFPM Stephen Hutch=
ings via Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@auto=
x.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex">Well, I=E2=80=99ve put my new leaf springs on and I find, just a=
s I feared I would, that it's a little high at the back.<br>
I=E2=80=99ve been advised to have patience and I should find they settle do=
wn somewhat. <br>
I will give it some time, but as I mentioned before I find a lot of BJ8s lo=
ok as though they=E2=80=99ve been kicked up the backside, and now I=E2=80=
=99ve got one.<br>
If it doesn=E2=80=99t settle down by itself, I think I=E2=80=99ll use the l=
owering block method rather than removing leaves. It=E2=80=99s a pretty sim=
ple principle and the springs stay at the same rating.<br>
<br>
I went to watch my brother race in vintage events at Mosport Park and I rea=
lized, answering questions about my car, that I=E2=80=99ve owned it for fif=
ty years now.<br>
I bought it when I was 19 and it did not look like it does now, but my wife=
says she misses the days when it was just an old sports car and I didn=E2=
=80=99t care where I parked it!<br>
<br>
Stephen, BJ8<br>
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