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Tearing down and rebuilding the rear suspension. I rebuilt the springs, being careful to preserve the new rubber. The proper torque on the rear axle was accomplished. Best of all, a set of MGA gears were installed to raise the final ratio from 5.125:1 to 4.3:1.

Rear U-Bolts locating rear axle
U-Bolts locating rear axle
Rear axle packed for shipment
Rear leaf spring
Rear leaf showing bracket
Rear leaf spring as assembled
Rear leaf spring components
Lower mounting plate 2
Rear Springs ready to prime
Rear springs primed
More rear spring priming
Clamping rear springs for assembly-1
Installing clamp bolts
Another view ofInstalling clamp bolts
Rear springs ready for touch up paint
Just need a rear axle
Back from University Motors-1
rear axle in position
Looking down the axle tube
Rear shackles
Ready to tighten axle to spring-1
Axle to spring hardware install
LH side of Axle in place on Springs
Axle to spring hardware
Hardened half shaft in place
Split ring & oil seal & hub cover in place
LH side of rear spring and axle
Another shot of compressing springs
Ready for drums-1
Shock lever arms for rear
LH drum in place
Calculating shim reduction-1
Taking 006 off spacer shim-1
Using caliper to measure progress-1
Luke holding car and wheel
Hoagy applying 150 ftlbs of torque
Cotter installed in rhs
old and new u-bolts
replacing u-bolts

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