Moss Motors, Ltd

For many many years I was driving with the original front dampers, with leaks but ok, filling it once a week, some day I took it off disarm it and replace the seals, works good not like a new ones but no leaks at least, some day decided to buy a new pair of dampers the car felt really good great cornering and breaking, till some day car begin to feel like a car with out dampers just with springs, I checked the oil level and was and is ok but car no damper any more, I´ll remove the dampers this weekend and remove the valves looking somethig worn.

Also I am thinking Can I put a tube shocks? I saw a tube shocks kit conversion for MG B/C by MOSS does this one fit in my MG A?

Anyone know the monroe part number for this aplication?

 Thanks & Regards

 

The brackets will not fit, but could be modified very easily to fit the MGA shock mounting bolt pattern. The lower brackets should bolt on as they are.

That said, from what I've read over the years on a variety of MG related bulletin boards you would probably be happier in the end staying with the original lever action shocks. You still need them as a locator for the upper trunion, so you will always have the wear problems there. The main problem I've seen and also experienced in using tubular shock conversions is correct selection of a shock valve that will give the ride desired. Yes, adjustable shocks help in this area, but they are only adjustable in a given range, and in most cases the weight and travel of the MG winds up having the best setting  at one end of the shocks adjustment, so no room for extra tuning.

I think you'll be happier in the long run with a good set of new or rebuilt shocks and perhaps uprated valves if you do some spiritied driving. You might check Barney Gaylord's web site, he's been autocrossing his MGA for years and recommends stock shocks highly.

http://mgaguru.com/

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'59 MGA (I6) under construction
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Agil,

For what it is worth, I agree with Bill Young in every way on this one. Get a good set of original type lever shocks.

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Motorbill
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Hi, Thanks for your replies

I know that a MG A with the stock dampers works great even in track, from my point of view the weak point of this dampers are the holes and bumps of the road (and here in mexico are thousends in the streets) and level arm dampers do no respond so quick in a hole or bumb

I felt curiosity about this kits of tube shocks and though that could be a good improvment for my suspension, in the rear end of my I already install tube shocks due a permanent leak in both dampers, first installed a bilstein shocks but car turns really stiff in the rear end, drive the car tunrs exhausting and in closed cornerings car loos the rear end (overstearing) so remove the shocks and put a hidraulic monroe shocks, feels better but no perfect to me.

Today after work I´ll remove one front damper to check the valve, oil condition

Thanks and Regards

Today I came to work in my MGA so just check oil level in both dampers and both have oil so I think that problem is inside the dampers

 

Regards