RE: leaf spring helpers?

[george smith <bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had my springs made at Inland Truck at 96th and J Bob. The car still sits the same height as it did when I installed them back in the mid 90's. Cost me 150.00 then.
George


--- On Fri, 7/3/09, 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx <62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx <62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: leaf spring helpers?
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 8:51 PM
> 
> I go back and look up the post Rich made a couple of weeks
> ago... I 
> think he said there is someone local that re-arc
> springs...
> 
> I appreciate the comments.. I don't need to lose any more
> skin off my 
> knuckles for something that looks cheap at best, won't work
> at worse.
> 
> Thanks guys
> Gary Pavlovich wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I used "leaf spring helpers" ages ago (inexperienced
> 16yr. old) and they 
> > did 
> > not last/keep the rear spring height up, they looked
> as bad a extended 
> > shackles, and they did not improve the ride.  It
> is best to wait to 
> > repair 
> > the springs properly - new srpings or re-arc the
> existing leafs...
> > 
> > The choice is between bush-league kid-stuff that
> wastes your money or 
> > patience till the money is available.
> > 
> > Gary Pavlovich
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "john althaus" <althausjbl@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 10:09 AM
> > Subject: Re: leaf spring helpers?
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > > I can't tell you any thing about rear spring
> helpers, never used them. 
> > > "In 
> > > The Day" I used air shocks on my 68 RR, but on
> this 64 I had the springs 
> > > 
> > > rearched. If I remember cost me about $200, car
> sits level (no that I 
> > > corrected my front end uh-oh) I have a?new set of
> springs that goover 
> > > your 
> > > shocks, and a new set of air shocks for this B
> body if your interested, 
> > > But I would recomend you get the speingsfixed or
> replace them rather 
> > > than 
> > > just adding a leaf to the spring pack.?
> > >
> > > John Althaus
> > > ?64 Savoy Hemi 4 spd
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx
> > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Sent: Fri, Jul 3, 2009 10:21 am
> > > Subject: RE: leaf spring helpers?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The front is as close to level it comes, it's
> only 1/8" lower on the
> > > driver side, and as far as I know the could be
> just my uneven garage
> > > floor..
> > >
> > > I had replaced the shocks about 3 months ago,
> unfortunately they are not
> > > air-shocks...
> > >
> > > at $36 a pair (if they work) the leaf spring
> helpers would be a very
> > > cheap way to go...
> > >
> > > so John do they work? :)
> > >
> > >
> > > althausjbl@xxxxxxx
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Just a quick question, cause I did it... As
> much as I hate to admit it,
> > >> check the ride heigth in the front, make sure
> both sides are the same,
> > >> it will make a difference in thr way the car
> sits.
> > >>
> > >> John althaus
> > >> 64 Savoy Hemi 4 spd
> > >> ------Original Message------
> > >> From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx
> > >> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > >> ReplyTo: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > >> Subject: leaf spring helpers?
> > >> Sent: Jul 3, 2009 8:57 AM
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I ran across "leaf spring helper" on JC
> Whitney, while there are lots of
> > >>
> > >> good reviews of the product on JCWs site, I
> was wondering if any one
> > >> here has used them...
> > >>
> > >> I know I need to get my springs fixed.. but
> the cost of parts for the
> > >> front suspension has taken it's toll.. and
> this looked like a good short
> > >>
> > >> term fix for the rear (on the rear of my car
> the driver side is about 2"
> > >>
> > >> lower than passanger side)
> > >>
> > >> Anybody used them?
> > >>
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