55 customline front springs

50mercfan said:
i've got the aerostars. is there a top and bottom? make a difference? thanks for all the help fellas
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The flat end goes up into the chassis. Make sure the insulators are in good shape too. The lower coil hooks into a recess on the lower arm.
 
thanks bob. got them in. tighter coils go to top. only about 3/4 in higher, so i'm going to put the 1 inch mr gasket spacers in and see what happens
 
here it is. aerostar springs with the suggested mr gasket 1285 1 inch rubber spacers. i'm very pleased. still may go with 2 inch blocks in the rear. thanks for all the help fellas. now, on to those exhaust manifolds......
 

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dmsfrr said:
From the chart, F/L = Fairlane and S/W = Station Wagon
Check the casting number chart again,
It looks like you have a matched pair from 'any' 1957 car (except T-bird).
1957/ A,S all R,H. B7A 9430-A EDB 9430 A
1957/ A all L.H. B7A 9431-A EDB 9431 B

I don't know if some '57 cars came with column shift or if it makes a difference.
Clearing the column shift linkage may have been part of the reason the earlier/272 cars had the exhaust crossover pipe & fwd facing manifold on the driver's side.
If the left side 9431-B manifold won't clear the shift linkage in your Customline you may need to find someone who has a similar manifold from a y-block truck, to borrow and see if it will fit. I don't know what they look like.
The truck manifold casting numbers are on the same page I linked before, just scroll down. http://www.y-block.info/casting/exhaust.html

Depending on if and where the manifold & linkage interfere w/ each other a T-Bird manifold might work, but you won't like the price. Here's a picture of two driver's side manifolds, a T-Bird one above and the 'car' below. Not too evident in the photo, the outlet flange is approx. 1 to 1.5 inch closer to the block / farther from the steering column, and a bit closer to the firewall.
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your right, i read the chart wrong. matching 57's. i was thinking the same thing as far as reason for the cross over pipe. the ones i got look like they might clear. now way to know for sure with out pulling it and checking the new one. surely someone has tried this before. i may start a new thread on the exhaust to see. thanks for your help
 
I really like the 55's new stance,I would leave the rear alone it only makes changing a rear tire a worse PIA on these early Fords.
 
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