Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Springs. Are they both Correct?

[Bill C.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

Bill,

Is there any way you could post a close-up photo showing the taper rolled end one leaf of the AFC 9-leaf repro?

Gary

i will try tomorrow
if i can't it will be a good week before i can, leaving for vacation over the weekend.

also
when i said $450 + i was taking a really good guess. it may have been $500, but I truly remember it starting somewhere in the $450+ plus range and then shipping.

[Gary B.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

Bill,

When talking with the AFC person I only asked him out of curiosity what the price of the 9-leaf was. I'm pretty sure he said $525 at first, but after I talked with him for a few minutes more and mentioned I judge chassis at NCRS events, he said $500. I'm not sure why he lowered the price since I thought I made it clear to him I wasn't interested in buying one.

Gary

[Bill C.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

just checked met CC items. was $475 + shipping costs.
i knew it did not hit the $500 mark. I probably griped some and Mike dropped it down.
I have bought all kinds of stuff form him over the last 10 years... maybe he cut me some slack :-)

will do my best to get pics in the AM before I head out for work.

Bill

[Paul C.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

I was able to find an original 9 leaf leaf spring that had been restored with new liners, bolt, cleaned, and painted, Paid $400 and that included shipping. Was the best one at the best price I could find. Should have it next week and installed. Thanks for all the input and advice. Anyone know what the original gm part# was?


Paul

[Gary B.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

For '64 thru '74 the production part # for the 9-leaf was 3850839.

Gary

[Paul C.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

Looked at another one: the part #3977579. Got anything on that part number?

Paul

[Gary B.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

1971-1974 service replacement HD spring, i.e., 7 leaf not 9.

[Paul C.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

The info/picture I had was it was from a 1973spring.jpg-74 and it is a 9 leaf leaf spring. The info maybe wrong but the picture shows 9 leafs?

[Gary B.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

Paul,

Your image shows the typical taper rolled ends that one expects to see on a GM spring. I want to see if the AFC repro 9-leaf spring has the same geometry at the ends.

Gary

[Paul C.]

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This gm spring has the camfered edge at the end where the replacements are cut at a straight angle going t the end. The only ones I've seen with anything but a straight cut are the original ones.

[Floyd B.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

I've noticed that when ordering a spring on the Eaton Detroit Spring website you choose one of 7 different ride height options: +3,+2,+1,Stk,-1,-2,-3. I suppose if you find the ride height of the "Stk" to be a bit too high, you could order a -1 spring for an extra $40.00.

[Gary B.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

PauL,

Supposedly the 7 and 9-leaf repro springs made by AFC have the proper end treatments. Have you seen either of the AFC repros?

Gary

[Gary B.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

I've noticed that when ordering a spring on the Eaton Detroit Spring website you choose one of 7 different ride height options: +3,+2,+1,Stk,-1,-2,-3. I suppose if you find the ride height of the "Stk" to be a bit too high, you could order a -1 spring for an extra $40.00.

Floyd,

That's a fascinating selling point. Clearly Eaton is trying to make everyone happy in terms of ride height.

Gary

[Bill C.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

here are pics of AFC leaf on the 67'

[Gary B.]

Re: Looking at New 9 Leaf Rear Leaf SpringAre they both Correct?t?

Bill,

I'm impressed with what I see. In my opinion AFC has raised the bar in terms of an accurate reproduction. It be interesting to see if Eaton Detroit Spring responds by improving the cosmetics of their spring, which at present are noticeably deficient when viewed by anyone who knows what the original GM leaf ends look like.

Gary