Eight Leaf Spring???
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Eight Leaf Spring???
I decided to pull the rear leaf spring on my 67 small block car.
I took the spring apart in order to clean and repaint it.
Then I noticed I only had eight leaves......am I missing one?
Check out the pics, and if anyone knows what I've got or what I'm missing I'd love to know.
On a side note....I envy those of you who have the guts to pull the body and do a proper chassis restoration.
I've been doing little resto jobs component by component...master cylinder, leaf spring and shocks, driveshaft, etc.
But I keep telling myself I'll never get the car the way I'd like it unless I have access to the entire chassis.
Kudos to those of you who have done it or are doing it.
I took the spring apart in order to clean and repaint it.
Then I noticed I only had eight leaves......am I missing one?
Check out the pics, and if anyone knows what I've got or what I'm missing I'd love to know.
On a side note....I envy those of you who have the guts to pull the body and do a proper chassis restoration.
I've been doing little resto jobs component by component...master cylinder, leaf spring and shocks, driveshaft, etc.
But I keep telling myself I'll never get the car the way I'd like it unless I have access to the entire chassis.
Kudos to those of you who have done it or are doing it.
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I've never heard of any C2 coming from the factory with an 8 leaf spring. The standard would have been 9 and the heavy duty 7. Not sure where that one is from but perhaps someone will know.
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Hard to tell from the distance, but your top leaf doesn't look like it belongs with the rest....too short. Doesn't appear to the 'curled' ends.
Last edited by RestoMike; Sep 2, 2013 at 01:28 PM.
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The 6/3 nine leaf spring configuration should look something like this when assembled. The lower six leaves are arched, the top three flat, in the free state.
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Here's a pic I found on the Eaton website. The pictured spring is just like
mine...7 leaves and a short piece of flatstock at the top.
http://www.eatonsprings.com/corvettespringends.html
mine...7 leaves and a short piece of flatstock at the top.
http://www.eatonsprings.com/corvettespringends.html
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Here's a pic I found on the Eaton website. The pictured spring is just like
mine...7 leaves and a short piece of flatstock at the top.
http://www.eatonsprings.com/corvettespringends.html
mine...7 leaves and a short piece of flatstock at the top.
http://www.eatonsprings.com/corvettespringends.html
If you go to their site and try to order the "8" leaf like shown, they do not have one. They have the 6/3, the 7 and the 9 leaf units. Not sure what they are showing in the photo that you posted. Maybe they are considering this the 7 leaf unit and the top one isn't considered. Maybe someone who has a 7 leaf unit can comment. Mine is a 6/3 in my car.
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I just removed original 7 leaf spring, (up for sale) and replaced with a 9 leaf, the 9 leaf is exactly as posted above and this is picture of 7 leaf spring, Also notice head of center bolt has a round head and notice shape on end of each leaf turned up and tapered. I would venture to say your spring is not original
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Mine looks like Mike67nv above. Not sure about your photo and what Eaton is showing there - that's a puzzle. Having never owned a 7 leaf sping, did it by chance have a short flat length (#8) at top to fit flat against the diff cover? Doesn't seem right if they were calling it a 7-leaf spring.
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Mine looks like Mike67nv above. Not sure about your photo and what Eaton is showing there - that's a puzzle. Having never owned a 7 leaf sping, did it by chance have a short flat length (#8) at top to fit flat against the diff cover? Doesn't seem right if they were calling it a 7-leaf spring.
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I ordered a HD spring from Muskegon and got an 8 leaf spring. I tossed the top leaf. I always liked my car tail high, and used stainless bolts with nyloks to adjust it, but I didn't see the need for the top "spacer".