Howdy all. I have a set of leaf springs for my 76 swinger. They have a good arch to them compared to two other sets i have, so im just going to rebuild them. One is a 5 leaf and the other is four. Since i will have them apart, i figured i would add a leaf or two. Question is what should i do make them; six and six, five and six, ???. Mild 360 with od 4 speed. Thanks
Leaf spring rebuild
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Are they 44 year old springs? If they already have a good arch, why are you adding adding more leaves? New springs are not that much once you factor in your time of finding new leaves and messing with the old ones. They will still be 44 year old leaves even once you add another leaf.
What do you plan on doing... Drag racing, street fun, daily driver, car show?
Because the car was a slant, now a 360. They are 44 years old but havent been in use for probably half that.
More of a daily driver than anything. I will beat on it a little i guess
If it was me I would keep both sides the same so car sits level.
My 67 dart has stock 6 leaf springs.
You might need longer thru bolt or u bolts
My 67 dart has stock 6 leaf springs.
You might need longer thru bolt or u bolts
Lol! “They have not been used for probably 1/2 that?”
They have been holding up the same 3500 lbs for 44 years. Trust me- no such thing as “rebuilt springs.”
Not if they were removed and sitting on a shelf
Yep that is were they have beenNot if they were removed and sitting on a shelf
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. What constitutes "not being used"? Maybe if they've been hanging in the rafters for 4o+ years.
Still 44 years old!Not if they were removed and sitting on a shelf
No matter how you sling it. Still 44 years old. Lol!
Nice, how about including that in your original post, then your question doesn't sound stupid?
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