Mark,
Something of a guess here.
I know the '57 Chrysler 300Cs all came with heavy duty (1 extra
leaf) springs and yes they are sturdier / stiffer.
The '57 DeSoto Adventurer did not come with HD springs but they
were sometimes ordered that way.
The '57 Dodge D-500 could also be ordered with HD springs.
So, I expect the '57 Fury came with standard 2dr hardtop springs
but could also be ordered with HD springs. Apparently your car
has them.
If you have some literature that shows that ALL '57 Furys came
with HD springs (and torsion bars) I'd appreciate hearing back
from you.
Wayne Graefen
----- Original Message -----
From: MARK J HASH <mjh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:04 PM
Subject: '57 plymouth springs
> 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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