In a message dated 8/10/99, 9:51:53 PM, JLSAVARD@xxxxxxx writes:
<<The rear springs on the '57's were notoriously weak and needed an extra leaf
to help them, particularly since the rear overhang and trunk were so deep.
Scuttlebut at C.E.D. was that some designer (or detailer) mistakenly used the
unladen weight for the laden weight in his calculation of spring strength,
therefore making them sag when anybody got in the backseat.
>>
What is the fix for this? Is there a source of re-engineered springs that
will fit my '57?
My '57 has exactly the problem you describe. Just a couple of suitcases will
cause my rear to practically drag on the ground. I bolted on a pair of
helper-springs to solve the problem, but they are very obvious and ugly.
Tom
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