no suspension. bad idea?

[stikrz]

You must not value your back or oil pan.

[Daviticus]

I bet he's dead from bouncing into the back of a dump truck.

It amazes me how stupid some people can be about suspension and the modification thereof.

[Nahguavkire]

Hey man, how did you get on with this? Did you come up with any solutions? I'm considering taking ownership of a chrome bumber MGBGT and I definitely want to get it down low if I do...

[yotatuner]

ive been riding on my bump stops for the past year up front, only worry is a balljoint giving out or lower control arm breaking .And i **** the ride ,so i had lowering spindels fab up and in the process of using a qa1 adjustable suspension from a 69 camaro. I drive a 99 tacoma single cab

[kboers]

The only thing I would say to research thoroughly is the safety of driving without suspension. Is your car going to be able to corner safely at any speed without skidding out of control?

Besides that I would say go for it. You'll never know how it works until you try it, and if it doesn't work out then try something else

[seffer]

smaller wheel and tire, and yes i think if your going to think about it you should do it, or just steel your neibors fence post and make that shit rigid

[joshyman]

well, judging by that video, id do it in a heartbeat...

[DragginWagonII]

I can see the news report now. "Crash involving a small green convertible today, witnesses said it bounced clear through the intersection and hit a building"
Just weld the control arm to the metal under the bumpstop. Hardtail stylez.

[TheArkitekt]

if you want to do it right, and have the car last you need to call these guys

http://www.fastcarsinc.com/ifs.htm

They have a tube redesign drop in for the front setup, and could probably work out an IRS system for the rear (looks like they have before)

If you explain your needs they should be able to modify their existing setup for "moar low" since they do everything custom.

i would also be sure to build a protector for the oil pan, since that can be a problem with these cars lowered.

I'm very excited to see this lower, i had a 71 B that I recently restored and have a soft spot for MGs

[89325iturbo]

Mgb's do have shocks, just not a traditional one.they have lever arms with springs. You can run a shorter spring with drop spindles. Except drop spindles are only offered from a couple people. I have an mgb and have been trying to think of ways to get it low. Something to act simulate a drop spindle without modifying the ones on the car. Or modify the front crossmember to get it to sit up higher. Or if you want to spend the money there's redesigned modern front set-ups that use coilovers..

[jcflowers]

Without bumpstops, you'll be running metal against metal. Surely you need to have AT LEAST a tiny bit of bump stop to absorb some sort of shock.

I ride bottomed out front shocks and my car bumps and rattles all over the place. It's tons of fun! but it isn't a daily driver.

[vr6vr6]

I haven't been able to read anything past the Camry from LOLing.

[firelizard3]

Drop spindles.

[ratmog]

OP, these old brit cars are great, but they will fall apart at the seams if you let them, which I'm sure you're aware of. I suggest you have a look for wind down coilover conversion kits - the MGB is a cult car and is likely to have something made for the racing scene, but probably not the modification scene. I don't know a lot about the actual structure, but I assume it is almost as simple as the morris, in which case some cutting and welding can get you as low as you want, but it will take work.
I don't even have springs on the front, and only leafsprings on the back and my ride is rubbish.

If you need any help shipping from the UK, let me know.

[motocaddy]

So your telling him to run just Control arms and no Spring/Leaf or Shocks? or bumpstops?

No. That's what OP is currently doing. Except he now wants to remove the bumpstops.

From the pics, it looks like the bumpstops are the only thing preventing metal-on-metal contact. Seems to me that all this is unsafe and you need to redesign (cut, weld, etc.) this front setup to get the lows you want and be driveable.