[FWDLK] '57 plymouth springs

["MARK J HASH" <mjh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

To add another twist to this, the '57 Fury had an extra spring that regular
Plymouths did not have.  Does this make the Fury springs sturdier???  I
don't know, but my car has held up fine so far.

Mark   mjh




>Ron,
>
>As Joe Savard has correctly pointed out, '58 springs are 4"
>longer than '57 springs.  I'm virtually certain this is true in
>every make: Plym, Ddg, DeS, Chrys.  - not sure about Imperial,
>but probably so.  You must use same-year springs for your '57.
>The trouble with any '57 spring swap is that all used '57
>springs have been over stressed in use so you may not gain
>anything or may have cracked leaves.  If you get any spring pair
>from another car, ALWAYS disassemble and clean them to look for
>cracked leaves.  They can crack across the spring (side to side)
>but the main leaf is most prone to cracking end to end in the
>middle of the spring!
>Convertible springs are not necessarily one leaf heavier.  The
>extra weight can be carried by thicker gauge leaves.  Count
>whatever you are looking at.
>
>Wayne Graefen
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ron Waters <Ronbo97@xxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM
>Subject: Re: Springy Things, Revisited
>
>
>> Can you mount a pair of 58 springs onto a 57 frame ?
>Alternatively, can you
>> mount 57 convertible springs (one extra leaf, I think) to a
>regular frame ?
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Joe Savard <JLSAVARD@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 1:09 AM
>> Subject: [FWDLK] Springy Things, Revisited
>>
>>
>> > Hi, List...
>> >
>> > I cured my spring problem all those years ago by swapping
>the rear springs
>> > from my car with another car that was being traded in.  I
>THOUGHT that it
>> was
>> > a 1958, but I've since heard that the 1958 springs were
>longer by 4".
>> > Perhaps it was a late 1957.
>> > I think the ones I put on had an extra leaf in them.
>Perhaps modern air
>> > shocks would help you.
>> >
>> > I will never forget the day I changed the springs.  I put on
>every bit of
>> > clothing I could find and laid out in the snow removing my
>springs.  Then
>> I
>> > drove 20 miles to where the donor car was located.  I again
>laid out in
>> snow
>> > and swapped the springs on that car with mine.  Then I drove
>back home and
>> > refit the springs on my car.  I think that was the coldest
>day I ever
>> spent!
>> >
>> > Obviously, I was MUCH younger, poorer, and more foolish,
>then!!!
>> >
>> > Joe Savard
>> > Lake Orion, Mi.
>>
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