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MG MGF Technical - rear body roll

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i have a MGF X reg, i am getting rear body roll when i corner above 50mph i have had all my wheels aligned, ride height is correct. can anybody please help?
l watson

Can you describe what you mean by body roll?
Mike Cunningham

When cornering the back end wants to come out so i have to correct this with the steering.
l watson

Sounds like tyres - the car is bery sensitive to having the right sort - what make are yours, what exact sizes, and what pressures are you using?
Mike Cunningham

Detached damper? Very common on early cars - although less so on 2000 model year versions...
Rob Bell

Sounds like tyres, similar problem when I bought mine. The garage went through replacing all bushes (I didn't stop them!) before I chimed in about the tyres. An F will be all over the place if someone's fitted a budget set of tyres on the back (or front presumably ;)

Good luck, Russ
Russ68

What Mike and Russ said. Until you've experienced it, you can't imagine the effect of using 'unsuitable' tyres.
Mike Hall

This thread was discussed between 13/08/2010 and 16/08/2010

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