Topic: Free Spring Height


Keith    -- 03-17-2018 @ 11:36 PM
  Does someone have the original front and rear spring charts for the 1933-34 Fordor models with the "free spring heights"- the spring part numbers are:

Front 40-5310-A & 40-5210-C

Rear 40-5560-D - 12 Leaf
& 40-5560-J & 40-5560-F - 11 Leaf





TomO    -- 03-19-2018 @ 10:05 AM
  I don't know where you could find the measurements that you are looking for. The only measurements that Ford provided for the early cars is the loaded length. It is front 32.6" and rear 46.0

Are you trying to identify springs or determine if your ride height is correct?

Here is a link to how to measure a leaf spring

https://www.eatondetroitspring.com/how-to-measure-leaf-springs/

Tom


Keith    -- 03-21-2018 @ 2:27 PM
  Hi Tom - thanks for your reply. The free spring height is a term referred in the Ed Francis and George De Angelis book. I am re-building a 1934 Fordor and was hoping to make sure that the spring camber is correct before attaching the body. Thanks for the link to Eaton.


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