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Q & A: Handling

I have a '64 MGB roadster with 4.5 inch wire wheels and need to buy some tires. I live in the California, Sierra Foothills and think my car is well suited for zooming around the narrow windie roads we have here. There seems to be quite a bit of controversy over the size and kind of tire for my application. I also plan to modify my suspension for better handling. For starters I have a set of plastic bushings to replace the rubber ones and at this time I will install the camber changing A frames. I need a sway bar, my car didn't come with one. What sway bar should I use? How about one for the back? Anyway, my question is: what do I need to do to make my car handle it's best? I am not building a race car.

The single, greatest improvement you can make for handling is the front anti-sway bar. You can fit the original 9.16" or the GT 5/8" bar (don't go bigger for a street car). Finding these right now is difficult, I believe, because the m... read more