Re: leaf springs

[Bill Watson <chrycoman@xxxxxxxxx>]

The rear spring parts are the same for R and W car lines.  Only the
wagons have unique parts.  As for the springs themselves, convertibles
and wagons used different rear leaf springs from all the other models.

The difference in wheelbase normally was due to length added to the
floor pan just ahead of the rear seat.  But in the case of the R and W
models, the floor pan extension is the same for both.

The 1965-68 C-body Fury, except wagons, was advertised as having a
119" wheelbase while the 1969-73 models was 120".  For 1965-73 the
Fury was shown as having a 119.5" wheelbase in engineering dimension
drawings.  These same drawings also showed Polara/Moinaco with a
121.5" wheelbase, Chrysler at 123.5" and the C-body 1967-73 Imperial
at 126.5"  All advertising material listed the wheelbases at 121" for
1965-66 Dodge, 122" for the 1967-73 Dodge, 124" for non-wagon
Chryslers and 127" for 1967-73 Imperials.

So, the difference in wheelbase may have been in the minds of the
advertising/marketing people.  Dodge was supposed to be bigger than
the Plymouth, and the a/m people made it so.

Extending the floor pan was a Chrysler trick dating back to at least
1934, as was extending the hood..

Bill
Toronto, ON

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On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> If memory serves me right, it's not the springs, it's the front perches for
> the rear springs. The Coronet perches were 1" longer which is why they have
> a 117" wheel base versus the Belvedere at 116".
>
> Akron Don Gallimore
>
>
> From: warren <vulcan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Fri, March 2, 2012 2:42:51 PM
> Subject: leaf springs
>
> I have noticed that '65 Mopar 'B' bodies have two different spring lengths
> listed. Does the Satellite have
> a shorter wheelbase than the Coronet? I'm not able to measure the spring
> length on my Coronet
> due to winter storage, and I plan on getting a new set soon. Can anybody
> help me on this?
> Warren
>

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