Recent content by GearheadMn

A general update for anyone who happened to review this thread; following the front spring replacement the wheel alignment was completed and everything came out fine, (although the caster wasn’t able to be brought fully into spec because of the lowering). But the camber and toe-in were...

My apologies for the delay in replying; long story. The springs I installed came from Shoebox Central, 2 inch drop part number 8A-5310-2IN. Now realistically we can be pretty sure that Shoebox is not making these springs themselves and even likely that they’re not even commissioning them...

WGA - thank you! I did the X measurements and it looks perfect so I decided that maybe I wasn’t dealing with a frame issue; it was the rubbing of the spring on the back side which continued to puzzle me. Your description of the issue with springs not being flat on top intrigued me. My...

tubman- certainly a possibility

Thanks Mark! Sadly the spring is seated correctly top and bottom, (I failed to mention that in original post). A closer look with the wheel off is good idea. Thrust angle is primarily a factor on newer cars that don’t have independent rear suspension but it can also be an indicator...

This would suck. O’Reilly is okay but I’m mostly devoted to my locally owned NAPA store. Granted, I’ve known the owner for 40 years but I will say that they are normally the best source for old things; whether car or tractor.

I’m helping someone with a 1950 Custom. The left front coil spring rubs against the rear side of the hole in the frame. The right spring is centered in its hole. The wheelbase on the right measures 114” (correct), but the left side is 113 1/2. The tire is also noticeably closer to the fender on...