RE: SS Springs brought back up again

[Pat Herman <dart1962_440@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm confused on the 2" front brackets Layne mentions.  I thought early 
B-bodies used the stock front spring hanger with SS springs.  Are these 
different brackets being referred to?

Pat

    
Herb wrote:
> 
> 
> You replaced the springs, I presume, because they were bad!  Did you 
> replace
> the frame bushings for the shackles in the rear?  When you raise or 
> lower
> the car do the shackles swing freely and equally & not binding?  One 
> thing
> to try is loosen the six bolts, two bolts through the front of the 
> spring &
> four shackle bolts on rear of spring then raise and lower the car to let 
> the
> spring bushings neutral-out just confirming nothing is in a bind.  
> Re-torque
> them with the car on the ground.  I bet the old drivers side spring was 
> the
> weakest (Gets the most stress over 45 years especially if I was driving) 
> and
> was compensated for by the torsion bar adjustment in past allignments.  
> Are
> the T-bar adjusters equal?  Probably not!  I bet the drivers side is
> tighter!  Also if your car is aligned with you in it, it will sit just a
> little higher on drivers side empty!
> 
> If nothing is binding, I would get it aligned and see if that rectify's 
> the
> problem, I am sure it will.  Also remind your alignment guy torsion bar
> adjustment is required first.  Every time he adjusts them the car needs 
> to
> be flexed up & down from the front & rear bumpers to equal out.  If 
> after
> the alignment, and every thing is level, and you have one adjuster Allot
> tighter than the other then I would worry.  Other than that I would 
> "Forget
> About It!!"
> 
> 
> 
>           
>  Herb 
>  
> 1956 Plymouth Belvedere 361
> 1959 Coronet 326 Poly
> 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1
> 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361
> 1970 Challenger RT 440 - 4 Sale
> 1999 Durango SLT 5.9
> 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1
> St. Louis, MO.
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> -------Original Message-------
> 
> From: Layne Grissman
> Date: 11/24/2009 11:50:10 PM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: SS Springs brought back up again
>  
> Tonight, I got the new Mopar SS Springs installed on the 64
> Polara....Used the new 2" front brackets that they requested, and they
> fit like a charm.
>  
> Everything lined up fine until I put Betsy on the floor to see how she 
> stood
> 
>  
> I hear all of you guys saying she should be higher on the right hand
> side...(Passenger side) than on the left hand side....(Drivers side)
>  
> I've got a weird one here...First of all I checked the part
> numbers.,..All correct....Springs are much thicker on the Passenger
> side as expected....but here is the kicker...
>  
> When we let her down, She is tilted the wrong way....the Drivers side
> is raised.....Not the passengers side as was discussed in previous
> threads...
>  
> Any ideas?  I did everything right as far as I know in the 
> replacements....
>  
> The new brackets come with two holes in the for mounting....shoulld I
> go up to the top hole on both to see if that fixes it?   I'm at a
> loss...
>  
> Thanks for your help in advance,.....
>  
> Layne
>  
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