RE: SS Spring thing

[Steven Charette <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,
	At the risk of muddying the waters further, I recall (either in print or at the drag seminars) that the weights are more of a body grouping than an absolute value to be correlated with the vehicle weight.  3000lb springs were intended for A-Bodies, 3400 lb springs for '62-65 B-Bodies, 3600 for Hemi E-Bodies and 3800 lb springs for heavier-than-ours 66-71 cars as well as the '62-65 station wagons.  Being "Super Stock" springs, they were intended for race-weight vehicles as opposed to "full dressers" with consoles, deluxe interiors, spare tires, etc.
  
	Can anybody corroborate?

SC

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave64 [mailto:lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:23 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: SS Spring thing

LOL - I'm laying back in the weeds just watching because I'm going the SS route this spring, too!  I haven't ordered anything yet - probably in early April.  So I hope you guys can get some definitive answers by then for me!  Up until this week I thought I was ordering 3800 lb springs with the 2" extensions for my '64 Belvedere.  Now I don't know what the heck I'm doing!  LOL  Now I'm questioning myself over whether to go with 3400 or 3800 pounders.

Dave

--- On Tue, 3/16/10, Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: SS Spring thing
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 6:14 PM
> 
> This thread has guys all over the world laying under their 'B' bodies 
> measuring their spring things ;-).  Mine are the SS springs p/n's
> P3690456 & 457, ordered from Jeg's, 3400#.  They measure 20" on the 
> front section & 36" on the rear.  I was tempted to report something 
> odd just to make everyone's head's spin, but that would be cruel.
> 
> Paul L.
> '63 Sport Fury
> 440/727
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html
> 
> Steve Mick wrote:
> > 
> >  Now I'm on a mission! Paul L and some of the
> other 63 B body owners,
> >  could
> > you please send me the front and rear length diminsons
> of your rear
> > springs
> > . It appears they are different between 64 and 65, so
> I want to find out
> > 
> > what the 63 are. Measure from the hole in the middle
> of the shock plate
> > to
> > the center of the pins . Thanks,
> ..................................MO
> > 
> > 
> > {Steve Mick}
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mick64.html
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "MO ( Steve Mick)" <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: SS Spring thing
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Yes Herb, I too thought it was figgered out, until I
> measured mine.
> > Maybe
> > Rich K would measure his and let us know. I think his
> is stock length
> > with
> > added leaves-not SS. I am beginning to think not all
> SS springs are
> > created
> > equal.  Could it be that the companys that use 2"
> spacers be selling
> > shorter
> > springs like say A body SS springs-but heavier
> duty?  That would be
> > cheaper
> > for them to stock less springs and make more money by
> selling the 2"
> > extensions. for B body's.  Would they do
> something like
> > that??:-).........................MO
> > 
> > 
> > {Steve Mick}
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mick64.html
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Herb" <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 8:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: SS Spring thing
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > We had this conversation about 6 Months ago on the
> board and every one
> > came
> > to an agreement 62 / 63 20 inches no spacer and 64 /
> 65 22 inches two
> > inch
> > spacer for SS springs to fit.  Now MO goes and
> throws a wrench in the
> > game
> > with a 64 with 20 inch
> spacing.   (-:   MO was your
> car an early
> > production
> > car that might have used 63 parts??  The
> conversation was about Layne
> > Grissman trying to fit just the SS springs with out
> spacers on a 64 and
> > had
> > to ultimately purchase the 2 inch spacers to have
> every thing align up.
> > You
> > know what they say, never say never!
> > 
> >          
> >  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.
> > 
> > http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo42009.html
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -------Original Message-------
> > 
> > From: MO ( Steve Mick)
> > Date: 3/13/2010 8:58:32 AM
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: SS Spring thing
> > 
> > I measured my stock springs on my 64 Dodge B body
> yesterday and the
> > front
> > part measured 20" . They must be stock springs, there
> is no front
> > spacer.
> > Herb is well informed, but something doesn't jibe---
> The Question
> > continues...................MO
> > {Steve Mick}
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mick64.html
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Herb" <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:22 AM
> > Subject: RE: SS Spring thing
> > 
> > 
> > 
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