Dr. Moulton at MGF, MGF Trophy and the MY1990 onwards, + Metro/100
See aswell http://www.mgf.ultimatemg.com/group2/suspension/hydragas.htm

They started with hydralastic suspension and a big rubber block as spring.

For Metro and later MGF the rubber got replaced with a closed sphere filled with nitrogen at app 17bar and called Hydragas suspension

Car type and location
Type of inner damper cartridge
with valves
Diameter
metal cover
D1 D2 D3 H1 H2 H3 H4 axle load
RNK100070
MGF front
- flow bypass
row 3
75,5 mm 26 mm 34 mm 60 mm 4 mm 37 mm 43 mm 56 mm app 480 kg
RPJ100020
MGF rear
row 2
69 mm 26 mm 33 mm 59 mm 4 mm 24 mm 32 mm 67 mm app 720 kg
 
                 

RNK000010
MGF Trophy front

row 2
76 mm 26 mm 33 mm 59,8 mm 4 mm 37 mm 43 mm 49 mm app 480 kg
RPJ000010
MGF Trophy rear
- less bypass
- one rebound pass
row 1
69 mm 26 mm 33 mm 58 mm 4 mm 22 mm 29 mm 60 mm app 720 kg
 
   
           
RNK10002
Metro front (1990 on)
- flow bypass
row 3
67 mm 25 mm 33 mm 52 mm 6 mm 20 mm 28 mm 68 mm 420 ? kg
NAM9534
Metro rear
(LHD & 185 tyres)
row 2
68 mm 
tx Ariel /NAS Sport :)
21.9mm  33 mm 59 mm  4 mm 21.8 mm  28 mm 49.5mm 389 ? kg
NAM9533
Metro rear
for 155 tyres
                 
NAM4763
(MK2 Metro front)
                   

Austin Ambassador
31G 5306
FAM222
FAM2078
FAM4640
ALLEGRO R/H/R

                 

- Notice the different inner damper valve cartridge and shorter cone height between MGF Trophy front and rear and MGF standard

The different damper valve cartridges .
MGF Trophy IS different to MGF Standard !
AND the front is different to rear in ALL cases.

The cone easy pops out with air pressure to the lower sphere connection.

(Battery compressor 11.5 Bar used and the interconnection joint, MGR tool 18G1743

Metro frontMGF rearview to the piston

measured locations .
Accuracy of above measures may be +/- 0.5mm

 

 


See the different shape of the metal cover (D metal cover)
Looks like the more load, the smaller is the lower diameter.

The ally piston shape reffers as well to the load.
Low weight on the axle means less diameter, but longer height.
All pistons nearly have the same lenghth overall.
Front Metro and front MGF sheet metal shape is nearly equal form, but the MGF open diameter is much wider.
Video channel of Kevin about unit derust and pressure tests https://www.youtube.com/@mgfhydragas360
Hydragas Mini world Magazine article
research on Hydragas Suspension
blown hydragasunit at my early MGF
the second blew
The pump
Cut displacer unit (MGF)
Metro racing Mods
metropower.co.uk lowering a Metro guide
 

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