Morris Minor Owners Club

Is a shock absorber a damper to you limeys?
Anyway, I was shocked (!) to see this when I removed my fender (wing?)
Can I get a spacer or something to shim it out?
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do not worry us limeys are ok with translating american

yes you really do need to get a spacer to push the wheel out slightly.

How much space do you have between the outside edge of the wheel and your wing ( fender ) as you do not want to push it out too far into the wing.

Many of the moggy dealers in the UK will sell you wheel spacers but as you are in america it might be worth getting in touch with a mini supplier in the US as they had the same 4inch / 101.8mm pcd. Most of the wheel spacers I have seen in the UK are designed to fit over a wide range of stud pcds so you might be able to get them off the shelf in a local motor factor.

or you can make your own, they are simply an aluminum plate with a big whole in the middle and four wholes to fit over the studs, and by making your own you can insure that it is a good fit and does not flop around whilst you are putting your wheels back on.

Hello BY,

we do use both terms here but really the correct description is 'damper' because that is it's function. It does not absorb 'shock'.

I would suggest that you check the wheel bearing for excessive play but if that is OK then a simple 1\8" spacer should do the trick?

Alec

Think I'd check the bushes in the top of the damper 'eye'. It may be an optical illusion but the damper pin looks to be very high in the bushes indicating wear. Hope it isn't but worth a look. Agree with others re spacer.
This damper kit was offered by C.S Autoclassics and C. Ware from the 80's and although the C.S one worked well with good dampers they were limited to the size of the tyre. Wisdom and better engineering now sees the dampers mounted inboard through the boot floor, with adequate strengthening to the mounting areas, as the inner wings are not really upto the job that these kits ask it to be.