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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - front suspension rebuild-recommended suppliers?

Hi,
I'm going to bite the bullet this autumn/winter and rebuild my front suspension.IOW fogey with midget mk 3 mechanicals, disk brakes, 1275 engine. I'm thinking of buying ready made up kingpins/stub axles from either Peter May, MGOC spares or possibly MGB Hive. Anyone got recent experience of either/all of these suppliers please?
I may also need new wishbone pans; are the Barry King ones still available anywhere?
And I'm NOT going to mention front wheel bearings......
Thanks,
Andrew
aj robinson

My Sprite is fitted with a FrontLine telescopic shocks conversion and it is superb. The car rides and handles better than my Audi S Line.

Jan T
J Targosz

So is mine and I will be refreshing that too
aj robinson

Info about the availability of Barry King wishbone is in the Archives I can't think other than private sale you could get them from anywhere now.

FL front suspension can seize or stiffen with rust, FL will willingly sell you a whole new front suspension kit rather than any parts for it.

The igus bearings might go with age but difficult to tell because of rusting and seizing getting there first.

FL weren't interested in product development 13 years ago on this 'borrowed' idea of the front suspension conversion at least.

igus are in Northampton and so to are Avo, igus bearings you can get and Avo will (internally) refurbish the damper but AFAIK (unless it's now out of contract) not sell new dampers as FL have/had the contract sewn up being extremely good at marketing and sales if not morals.
Nigel Atkins

Thanks Nigel.
I posted a thread about FL refurb a few weeks ago but now I'm looking for info on the stub axles etc
aj robinson

Don’t forget Moss and Rimmers. You can get good and bad stuff from ALL the suppliers these days so I tend to just shop around and see who has the best price - or wait until one has a sale on!
John Payne

Thanks John, I was steering clear of Moss, which is why I asked for anybody's recent experience of Peter may/MGOC/MGB hive.
aj robinson

This thread was discussed between 28/08/2022 and 29/08/2022

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