MG Sports Cars

Just got the car back from a friends shop after a complete front end (steering and suspension) overall. Replaced the swivel axles with rebuilds, all new Prothane bushings, new uprated springs, new wishbone arms, rebuilt steering column etc. It already had new brakes, rebuilt Armstrong shocks all around, rack and pinion steering rack, tie rods, new rear springs and bushings, MGB 307 axle with Quaife LSD etc from previous work. While thee front was apart some clearances were opened up that were tight due to the conversion and the steering shafts finally correctly aligned with the Moss copy of the factory tool. I'm really pleased to report that the elusive noises I had been troubleshooting for a year are now gone, the car feels solid and precise now. Even removed the crossmember, painted it and replaced the pads with Prothane ones too. In fact while apart all of the components were cleaned and painted.
This winter's jobs include cleaning off some flaking undercoat in the front wheel arches and POR 15 them before any rust can set in.
I have to say that it has been a long and somewhat expensive journey but I am finally pleased with the results.

Did you end up needing the carrier shims?

The guy who installed my Quaife used some of the shims I purchased from Moss. At $20 a piece I returned the unused ones to them for a refund.
He did a good job, everything is running nicely and no strange diff noises.