Mgb Rear Axle

[morrisminorman]

Hi can anyone tell me if the MGB/Gt rear axle is the same width as the Morris Minor and what mods would be required to get it to fit

[burt]

its a few inch shorter you need wheelspacers each side, just putting one on mine now, also handbrake cable different, needs modding of mgb one ,leaf spring brackets needed moving as mine were offset from mgb manufacturing fault (jig error was made on hundreds (commonly found on mg's when wide wheels were used ie(tyre caught the wing !!!!!) on one side ...if you do welding , patient and like playing with cars its doable....but ive put engine in from mg too

[morrisminorman]

Ok mate am pretty good at welding the prob i have is that i intend to put modern alloy wheels on it which are wide and just fit inside the rear arches with 10mm spacers with very little clearance and almost touching the rear springs but i am putting a more powerful engine in it inorder to tow a small caravan therefore need additional power

[burt]

ive got mg minilite alloys on at moment with 1 and 1/2" spacers suppose if you know offsets etc you will manage that quite easy

[morrisminorman]

I have After market wheels from a Rover MG 17 inch

[bmcecosse]

What PCD are they ? The MGB is 4.5"......

[morrisminorman]

No there Mg Zr multi fit alloys i have 35mm spacers on the front and 10mm spacers on the back

[bmcecosse]

Multi fit ?? In what way ? They must be designed for a certain PCD.........

[morrisminorman]

They are multi fit wheels with 8 holes rather than 4 therfore they fit different car pcd

[bmcecosse]

I would be amazed if they would CORRECTLY fit Minor 4" PCD - or MGB 4.5" PCD..............

[morrisminorman]

No there is a very slight difference of 1to 2mm and with the larger studs to take into account the spacers you can get 1/2 mm adjustment on each stud the MG Zr fitment on the multi fit wheels is very close to the moggie PCD

[bmcecosse]

What you have done is extremely dangerous........... Wheels designed for 100mm PCD MUST NOT be used on the Minor 4" PCD. The studs are being forced to bend - and they WILL snap.

[morrisminorman]

I am not asking you to do it you politely asked me about multi fit wheels and i am only expressing my experience of using them on my moggie i am sorry if i have offended you

[bmcecosse]

No - you haven't offended me! But I am worried about your safety - and all other road users in your area !!
Seriously - people who have done this have had the wheels come off - it is NOT a safe thing to do............

[morrisminorman]

Ok thanks for your concern

[plastic_orange]

Minor wheel studs are pretty marginal even for correct pcd wider wheels, and I would have to echo bmcecosse's advice regarding fitting 100mm pcd wheels to them. They will break, pull the thread off etc etc which will cause you to lose a wheel. After the crash, you will find a new relationship with your insurers - especially if anyone is hurt.

Pete