[Healeys] Restoring Leaf Springs | Old Cars Weekly

[Harold Manifold]

Hello,

I had the rear springs on my BT7 re-arched. I was able to obtain some
additional rear springs that had broken leaves or had been discharged. I
was able to make three complete springs and took them to a highway
truck suspension shop to be re-arched. They were easily able to do the work.

The difficulty I had was finding out what the camber of the spring should
be when off the car. I used my best estimate but does anyone know what the
camber should be for new OEM leaf springs?

Harold


On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 7:48 AM Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Michael and Happy New Year,
> Yes swapping the springs side to side is a good plan to postpone the need
> for replacements but, before you do, it is important to determine if the
> "lean" is being caused by the front or rear suspension or both which isn't
> that hard to do.
> To check the rear springs jack the car up as near as possible to the
> center of the front cross member then measure the distance from the frame
> to the ground under the trunk floor.
> To check the front springs jack under the diff drain plug and measure from
> the front of the frame rails to the ground.
> Often you will find that both springs on the driver's side have sagged in
> which case the solution is to swap both front and rear side to side.
> You might find that you need one of these:
> https://precisionsportscar.com/category/austinhealey-100-bn1/
>
> M
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 10:08 AM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> That's a great article.
>>
>> My car has developed a case of "Batchelor's Lean"--that is, less
>> clearance on the left side of the car due no doubt to solo driving.  I have
>> wondered if an economical fix would be to swap the springs from side to
>> side.  Has anyone tried this?
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 9:27 AM Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This article on re-arching leaf springs is definitely a worthwhile read.
>>>
>>> https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/restoring-leaf-springs
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