From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx <62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: leaf spring helpers?
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 8:51 PM
I go back and look up the post Rich made a couple of weeks
ago... I
think he said there is someone local that re-arc
springs...
I appreciate the comments.. I don't need to lose any more
skin off my
knuckles for something that looks cheap at best, won't work
at worse.
Thanks guys
Gary Pavlovich wrote:
>
>
>
> I used "leaf spring helpers" ages ago (inexperienced
16yr. old) and they
> did
> not last/keep the rear spring height up, they looked
as bad a extended
> shackles, and they did not improve the ride. It
is best to wait to
> repair
> the springs properly - new srpings or re-arc the
existing leafs...
>
> The choice is between bush-league kid-stuff that
wastes your money or
> patience till the money is available.
>
> Gary Pavlovich
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "john althaus" <althausjbl@xxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 10:09 AM
> Subject: Re: leaf spring helpers?
>
>
> >
> >
> > I can't tell you any thing about rear spring
helpers, never used them.
> > "In
> > The Day" I used air shocks on my 68 RR, but on
this 64 I had the springs
> >
> > rearched. If I remember cost me about $200, car
sits level (no that I
> > corrected my front end uh-oh) I have a?new set of
springs that goover
> > your
> > shocks, and a new set of air shocks for this B
body if your interested,
> > But I would recomend you get the speingsfixed or
replace them rather
> > than
> > just adding a leaf to the spring pack.?
> >
> > John Althaus
> > ?64 Savoy Hemi 4 spd
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Fri, Jul 3, 2009 10:21 am
> > Subject: RE: leaf spring helpers?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The front is as close to level it comes, it's
only 1/8" lower on the
> > driver side, and as far as I know the could be
just my uneven garage
> > floor..
> >
> > I had replaced the shocks about 3 months ago,
unfortunately they are not
> > air-shocks...
> >
> > at $36 a pair (if they work) the leaf spring
helpers would be a very
> > cheap way to go...
> >
> > so John do they work? :)
> >
> >
> > althausjbl@xxxxxxx
wrote:
> >>
> >> Just a quick question, cause I did it... As
much as I hate to admit it,
> >> check the ride heigth in the front, make sure
both sides are the same,
> >> it will make a difference in thr way the car
sits.
> >>
> >> John althaus
> >> 64 Savoy Hemi 4 spd
> >> ------Original Message------
> >> From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx
> >> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> ReplyTo: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: leaf spring helpers?
> >> Sent: Jul 3, 2009 8:57 AM
> >>
> >>
> >> I ran across "leaf spring helper" on JC
Whitney, while there are lots of
> >>
> >> good reviews of the product on JCWs site, I
was wondering if any one
> >> here has used them...
> >>
> >> I know I need to get my springs fixed.. but
the cost of parts for the
> >> front suspension has taken it's toll.. and
this looked like a good short
> >>
> >> term fix for the rear (on the rear of my car
the driver side is about 2"
> >>
> >> lower than passanger side)
> >>
> >> Anybody used them?
> >>
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