<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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?</div><div><br></div><div>Harold</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 7:48 AM Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi Michael and Happy New Year,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">To check the front springs jack under the diff drain plug and measure from the front of the frame rails to the ground. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">You might find that you need one of these: <a href="https://precisionsportscar.com/category/austinhealey-100-bn1/" target="_blank">https://precisionsportscar.com/category/austinhealey-100-bn1/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 10:08 AM Michael Oritt <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">That's a great article.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">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? </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 9:27 AM Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">This article on re-arching leaf springs is definitely a worthwhile read.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><a href="https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/restoring-leaf-springs" target="_blank">https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/restoring-leaf-springs</a> </div>
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