Pesky Leaf Spring Questions - 07/16/22 11:07 PM
Still alive and now on vacation to work on my 1938 Coupe. Finally doing something with my leaf springs. Was going to tear down and restore a set of mine but after reading a thread that Christech started on his 30 or 31 a few months back, I agree that cost wise and ride quality would be better off with brand new springs.
I have a couple full sets of springs from Canadian cars:
Front Springs: The parts manuals clearly shows one spring eye on top of the spring and one eye on the bottom. Of course the picture says "conventional springs". Both sets of my springs have both eyes on the top of the spring. I have a kick shackle on the front as did many Canadian cars.
Rear Springs: Parts manuals show both spring eyes on the top side of the spring. The Engineering specs for 1938 describe one spring eye on the top and one on the bottom being new for 1938. I have 2 sets of rear 1938 springs and one set has both eyes on the same side and the other has the eyes staggered.
1) Any thoughts? Does it really matter which side the eyes are on from a restoration perspective? I know flipping the eyes can lower the car a bit but any concerns otherwise?
2) Does anyone have any spring specs for 1938? Dimensions, leaves, weight on each axle, etc? I recall a link that Tiny posted a few years back that showed this for many 1938 models but I can't find this post or literature. (EDIT: Found Tiny's post and Old Car Manuals Specs contributed by Gene so will look at. My car has way more leaves than the specs so might copy the USA specs to lower/soften the ride a bit.)
Thanks guys!
I have a couple full sets of springs from Canadian cars:
Front Springs: The parts manuals clearly shows one spring eye on top of the spring and one eye on the bottom. Of course the picture says "conventional springs". Both sets of my springs have both eyes on the top of the spring. I have a kick shackle on the front as did many Canadian cars.
Rear Springs: Parts manuals show both spring eyes on the top side of the spring. The Engineering specs for 1938 describe one spring eye on the top and one on the bottom being new for 1938. I have 2 sets of rear 1938 springs and one set has both eyes on the same side and the other has the eyes staggered.
1) Any thoughts? Does it really matter which side the eyes are on from a restoration perspective? I know flipping the eyes can lower the car a bit but any concerns otherwise?
2) Does anyone have any spring specs for 1938? Dimensions, leaves, weight on each axle, etc? I recall a link that Tiny posted a few years back that showed this for many 1938 models but I can't find this post or literature. (EDIT: Found Tiny's post and Old Car Manuals Specs contributed by Gene so will look at. My car has way more leaves than the specs so might copy the USA specs to lower/soften the ride a bit.)
Thanks guys!