I must have missed a post or two. Are the replacement spring numbers no longer
available? I haven't done research on springs, but I do know that a number of
AMC parts over the years were sourced from Ford. I'm sure ya'll have noticed
the striking similarity of the front suspension to Boss 302/351's. If anyone
has a NOS spring, compare it with some Ford parts. If they are the same
length, coil diameter, no. of coils, etc., spring rate should be the same
since normally the basic stock material for a given diameter doesn't change in
an OEM part. As for compressing them, just go to your friendly local tire
store that also does suspension work. The Gooodyear, NTB stores near me have
wall mounted compressors so they can quickly and safely install their clamps
for installation or install springs on McPherson struts. For those who know
the math, you should be able to figure spring rates using these compressors.
GM
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At 11:45 AM 10/1/97 -0500, S.G.Schiro wrote:
>Re the springs, having springs made for a specific application is
>straight forward and relatively inexpensive. Here, in Michigan, there
>are several speciality spring fabricators. What we need is the bar
>stock thickness, the uncompressed spring height, the spring diameter and
>the spring rate.
I wish someone had of mentioned this a few months ago. I finally got my
springs back in my car!!!
>The rate part is the hardest. You need to compress the spring a known
>amount and measure the force required to obtain the deflection. In fixed
>rate springs this is easy ( relatively)....
Good luck at compressing a spring. Them damn thins are a monster!!!
I was able to compress them with my spring compressors and an impact wrench,
but you'll really have to make a long lever and sit on it to move them.
Actually that isn't a bad idea. I think that's the only way we'll get
a measurable compression.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
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