Re: SS Springs brought back up again

[Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>]

I put on 3800# SS springs because my '65 Belvedere I with the 440 weights almost that with me in it.  It's a tank compared to the 3180# plus driver weight of the '65 Belvedere I I raced in my youth - that had a 318 but it's not that much lighter than a 440.

  Akron Don  




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From: Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 9:25:13 AM
Subject: Re: SS Springs brought back up again

I'm interested in opinions on the 3400lb vs 3800lb ss springs.  My old DC manual says 3400lb springs are the ones for my '64 Belvedere 2d HT, but I think I've read that some guys go with the 3800lb springs.  I'm planning to do this swap in the spring (no pun intended), but I'm not sure which ones I should go with. 

Dave

--- On Wed, 11/25/09, Layne Grissman <64Polara500@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Layne Grissman <64Polara500@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: SS Springs brought back up again
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 12:39 AM
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> For the setup. We jsut ordered the 3400# Set from Summit
> racing...they
> also had the 2" extended Brackets needed, and with a little
> work, we
> got them in there just fine....Everything bolted up
> beautifully....no
> issues....these springs are for 62-65....and they fit
> perfectly. eith
> the 2" extensions.
> 
> As for the lower hole...that's where they are right
> now...and She is
> sitting mighty tall right now.....I will end up installing
> these to
> the upper holes in the brackets just to see what
> differences there
> are...I'll let you know as soon as I find out.....
> 
> I'll end up making the changes tomorrow night and seeing
> how that goes....
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 12:28 AM, MO ( Steve Mick)
> <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > OK you have the thicker leaves on the right
> side-sounds right. My first
> > thoughts are maybe the left side will settle down to
> level when you get a
> > few miles on it ---or your right  front torsion bar
> does not have enough
> > tension on it, or the left front torsion bar has to
> much tension on it.
> > Lifting one corner , lowers the oposite corner.
> > I am very interested in your set up. Where did you get
> the springs and are
> > they for a 62-65 or for a 66 later?( trying to figger
> out when and when not
> > to use the 2" extensions. Front eyebolt in the lower
> hole, does that raise
> > the height of the body rear? And if you try the top
> holes, does that lower
> > it and by about how much.  Don't change it just to
> answer my many questions!
> > LOL.....................................MO
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Layne Grissman"
> <64Polara500@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:49 PM
> > 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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