Paul W. -----Original Message----- From: frank.foley@xxxxxxxxxxxx To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 8:03 am Subject: Re: IML: Sagging Imperial Rear EndsHi and reading these emails is getting me curious about leaf spring on Imperials in general, my 62 is also sagging, which I was blaming on shocks. Does someone like Kanter make OEM leaf springs? and is the rear leafs on Imperials from 57 -66 basically the same?
When leaf springs are correct, the car does handle supprisingly better, especially on a large heavy vehicle.
Just thought I would throw that out there, Thanks, Frank Joe Strickland <jwstrick426@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 02/26/2008 07:42 AM Please respond to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To Imperial Mail List <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject IML: Sagging Imperial Rear Ends I agree with one post that said to have new springs made to OEM specifications. There are some threads about this topic available on the club website archives. Be sure to consult them too. Many years of Imperials with rear leaf springs have engineered-in rear end steering during cornering situations that would be defeated by heavy duty springs. I would recommend staying with the original number of leavesin the springs and keeping the car stock. If air or spring-assist shock
absorbers put too much stress on the shock absorber brackets and causethem to crack, then in the long run they would not be worth the cost. A
number of our members have stated that they had good results by havingtheir OEM springs re-arced. That method is probably less expensive than
brand new springs. Of course you would need to verify that the OEMsprings were not metal fatigued (developing stress cracks) before having
them repaired. Good luck. Joe ************************************************************************* **** If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender immediately. The contents of this e-mail do not amend any existing disclosures or agreements unless expressly stated. ************************************************************************* **** ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm