I had leaf springs made for my '55 last May and it really wasn't a big deal. They had a book, and they were able to look up everything that they needed to know in order to put the springs togther. I had them done at a local truck place since they make springs for stuff all the time, but I paid a premium for the installation, which you actually can do yourself. If you have to replace front coils, that is a little bit more difficult, but your '61 has torsion bars so that will never be an issue for you. Paul In a message dated 2/23/2004 9:07:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, Johnl101 writes: > FOUND OUT YOU CAN'T BUY NEW LEAF SPRINGS, THEY HAVE TO BE COPIED AND MADE >NEW. IS THIS TRUE? ARE THERE ANY THINGS I SHOULD BE WATCHING OUT FOR? AS FOR >SHOCKS ARE THERE A CERTAIN KIND THAT ARE BETTER THEN OTHERS THAT I SHOULD BUY? > > SORRY TO SOUND SO IGNORANT BUT MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE IS >TIGHTNING A LOOSE SCREW. THANK GOODNESS FOR THIS > CLUB AND YOUR EXPERTICE ON IMPERIALS, > ' 61 IMP. JOHNL