rayman Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 Hi all ,is there a difference between the A and B series back axle as ive heard its a little wider,can anyone confirm ...thanks Quote
mantaray Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 Yes the B axel is 1" wider, 1/2" each side. Quote
spiney_norman Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 (edited) I think the A series axle from the cars with the 1.3 or 1.6N engines is slightly smaller, the A series axle from the 1.6S or 1.9 cars is the same as a B series axle. Edited September 4, 2010 by spiney_norman Quote
1900SR Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 Sorry Spiney_norman but you're wrong, Chris Mantaray is right the B series axle is wider. One of my 1900s has it's original axle and the other has a B series one. You can just about see the difference in that pic. Quote
rayman Posted September 4, 2010 Author Posted September 4, 2010 Thanks all thats great i was looking for a wider one too make back end wider ,was going to go down route of banded wheels but that saves a job Quote
1900SR Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 The standard wheels with 185/70 13 tyres only just clear the arches on the blue one, found a couple more pics to show it better. (or it could just be any excuse to post pics of my cars!). Quote
mantadoc Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 Thanks all thats great i was looking for a wider one too make back end wider ,was going to go down route of banded wheels but that saves a job You'll struggle to find anything more than heresay about it but I believe banded steels were made illegal in the UK in the '70s. I'm pretty sure this is so as I remember reading it in either one of the two hot rodding publications my bro used to buy and I used to read second hand Quote
mantaray Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 Also don't forget that the A axle has a steel torque tube. Quote
rayman Posted September 4, 2010 Author Posted September 4, 2010 So i take it its not a case of one off and one on then .....but 1900sr that back end does look well filling the arches Quote
Kevin Abbott Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) Feck off, join the club and you will get all the info you need Banded steels? All the legality and info is on a sticky on Retro Rides forum. Good luck mate Edited September 5, 2010 by Kevin Abbott Quote
rutts Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 yeh go join MX 5 club i could let you have one of my spare axles Quote
rayman Posted September 6, 2010 Author Posted September 6, 2010 Oh your such a bitch Andy ,picked up a manta axle the other week but cant remember what its off.....The mx5 is the wifes (good books and all that) Quote
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