I did the same thing at Healy almost 30 years ago. But I figured that since the factory stock springs were not good enough to begin with, why replace them with the same thing? So instead of totally new springs, I used the original springs with one extra leaf added. That car still sits an inch or 2 higher in the rear than factory, but I like it that way.

A good spring shop should be able to calculate, knowing the approximate weight on the rear springs, how much arch to put into the extra leaf to get a certain amount of lift to restore the original ride height or make it stiffer or higher.

Dave Homstad

56 Dodge D500

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I just did the same thing on my '57 Plymouth....

Healy Spring Company did my work, new front end bushings and shocks too...

990 Central Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

(612) 379-2080

Very nice to deal with.

Someone at one time put on these big ugly brackets to raise the rear end and when I got the car I put on a set of skyjacker air shocks...(never did hold air very well)

What a difference, the ride and handling is great!!

debenson2
road2recovery
Box 43873
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55443 USA
debensonii@xxxxxxxxxxx
1957 Plymouth V800
1956 Dodge wagon
1956 Dodge coronet
1955 Chrysler New Yorker
1999 Town & Country AWD
2001 Ram 2500 quad cab
2004 Jeep Liberty

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From: John P. Williams

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Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 7:34 PM

Subject: [FWDLK] ESPO Springs 'n Things Experiences, Anyone?

I recently purchased a set of rear springs for my 1957 Dodge from ESPO Springs ‘n Things in Danville, PA. When I got them on the car, their new five-leaf springs sat lower than the sagging four-leaf springs they replaced – by one and three-quarter inches. Definitely not what I wanted, to state the obvious!

I’m returning the springs tomorrow, and we’ll see how they take care of this. Anyone else purchase springs from them? I’m curious to see whether they had any customer service issues, and how well they were handled. Thanks!

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