Re arching front spring

[HoarseWhisperer]

Re-arching the correct way, might be more expensive than a new spring....
http://www.eatonsprings.com/rearching.htm

 

[Tiny]

Jan/Feb 1991 Restorer covers this subject in detail starting on page 32

 

[Larry Jenkins]

Don't have that. Can you post the article?

Thank you.

Larry Jenkins

 

[Tiny]

I'm sure that's a copyright no no. I picked my copy up off eBay or you might call mafca

 

[ian Simpson]

Do spring shops heat treat the leaves, after re-arching them?
Bill W.

Many moons ago when I was overloading my van with racing motorcycles, tools, and pit crew, I broke many rear springs. The local spring shop always heat treated their repairs. How did I know? The rubber bushes were always burnt out.

Problem finally solved by putting one ton springs in a half ton van.

Completely off topic, but it was a Ford van.

 

[SeaSlugs]

Many moons ago when I was overloading my van with racing motorcycles, tools, and pit crew, I broke many rear springs. The local spring shop always heat treated their repairs. How did I know? The rubber bushes were always burnt out.

Problem finally solved by putting one ton springs in a half ton van.

Completely off topic, but it was a Ford van.

thats the quick and dirty way of removing old bushings. Get all 4 old bushings out in about a minute VS messing aroung with presses etc- they probably needed the bare spring eyes to get correct measurements and to put it in thier jig.