Ron,
As Joe Savard has correctly pointed out, '58 springs are 4"
longer than '57 springs. I'm virtually certain this is true in
every make: Plym, Ddg, DeS, Chrys. - not sure about Imperial,
but probably so. You must use same-year springs for your '57.
The trouble with any '57 spring swap is that all used '57
springs have been over stressed in use so you may not gain
anything or may have cracked leaves. If you get any spring pair
from another car, ALWAYS disassemble and clean them to look for
cracked leaves. They can crack across the spring (side to side)
but the main leaf is most prone to cracking end to end in the
middle of the spring!
Convertible springs are not necessarily one leaf heavier. The
extra weight can be carried by thicker gauge leaves. Count
whatever you are looking at.
Wayne Graefen
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Waters <Ronbo97@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: Springy Things, Revisited
> Can you mount a pair of 58 springs onto a 57 frame ?
Alternatively, can you
> mount 57 convertible springs (one extra leaf, I think) to a
regular frame ?
>
> Ron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Savard <JLSAVARD@xxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 1:09 AM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Springy Things, Revisited
>
>
> > Hi, List...
> >
> > I cured my spring problem all those years ago by swapping
the rear springs
> > from my car with another car that was being traded in. I
THOUGHT that it
> was
> > a 1958, but I've since heard that the 1958 springs were
longer by 4".
> > Perhaps it was a late 1957.
> > I think the ones I put on had an extra leaf in them.
Perhaps modern air
> > shocks would help you.
> >
> > I will never forget the day I changed the springs. I put on
every bit of
> > clothing I could find and laid out in the snow removing my
springs. Then
> I
> > drove 20 miles to where the donor car was located. I again
laid out in
> snow
> > and swapped the springs on that car with mine. Then I drove
back home and
> > refit the springs on my car. I think that was the coldest
day I ever
> spent!
> >
> > Obviously, I was MUCH younger, poorer, and more foolish,
then!!!
> >
> > Joe Savard
> > Lake Orion, Mi.
>
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