pre 1965 front leaf spring dimentions
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pre 1965 front leaf spring dimentions
can one of you tell me what the basic dimentions of the leaf front springs are on the 1964 and older straight front axle trucks?
I need these dimentions:
(1) length from center of front eye to center of rear eye measureing along the length of the spring as if it was flattend out with weight.
(2) length from front eye to center bolt (bolt that holds the spring pack together) and aligns the axle.
(3) width of the spring leaves, height of stack and number of leaves per stack.
(4) and lastly and not as importaint but if you know this it would be helpfull, distance between springs or spring pads on axle (center to center).
thanks.
I need these dimentions:
(1) length from center of front eye to center of rear eye measureing along the length of the spring as if it was flattend out with weight.
(2) length from front eye to center bolt (bolt that holds the spring pack together) and aligns the axle.
(3) width of the spring leaves, height of stack and number of leaves per stack.
(4) and lastly and not as importaint but if you know this it would be helpfull, distance between springs or spring pads on axle (center to center).
thanks.
Last edited by dots; Feb 25, 2005 at 02:13 PM.
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well sorry I made you crawl in the dirt, but you didn't have to if you didn't want to but this is why...
I found a 1963 (I think) ford f250 that I can get for nothing if I can get it out of a backyard... only problem is the front springs and shackles are MIA and the axle is in the back of the truck. Most yards around here have nothing that old. So I am going to see if I can find something close off of something else and if by chance I can get the whole axle with springs out of another truck I might luck out, although unlikely.
again I am sorry you got dirty, but if you asked me for the same I would have done it for you as long as it wasn't raining.
thanks again.
I found a 1963 (I think) ford f250 that I can get for nothing if I can get it out of a backyard... only problem is the front springs and shackles are MIA and the axle is in the back of the truck. Most yards around here have nothing that old. So I am going to see if I can find something close off of something else and if by chance I can get the whole axle with springs out of another truck I might luck out, although unlikely.
again I am sorry you got dirty, but if you asked me for the same I would have done it for you as long as it wasn't raining.
thanks again.
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No problem; glad to help. It was all the way down to 70 degrees here in FL. a real hardship LOL. BTW, I'll have that '64 front end you can have for free in a couple months, if that'll help. I sure hate to throw it away. PM me if interested.
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