63 Front Coil Springs. Which end up ??

[Tom H.]

Hey all !

Just got a call from a fellow member in need of a little advise. Obviously, I was no help.

He is installing new coils in the front of his 63. See my picture. These are his springs. There is a little notch on one end of each spring. Is there a top and bottom to these ?? Sorry if this is a routine question, but I just don't know the answer. I have to think it doesn't matter ??????

[John H.]

Re: 63 Front Coil Springs. Which end up ??

Hey all !

Just got a call from a fellow member in need of a little advise. Obviously, I was no help.

He is installing new coils in the front of his 63. See my picture. These are his springs. There is a little notch on one end of each spring. Is there a top and bottom to these ?? Sorry if this is a routine question, but I just don't know the answer. I have to think it doesn't matter ??????

Tom -

The "notch" is where the spring was grabbed by the jaws of the coiler when it was being wound; has no other significance. On a '63, it makes no difference which end of the spring goes up, as long as it's seated at the top, 3/8" from the stop in the upper frame pocket, as shown in the Assembly Manual. '64-up small-blocks were different - they had variable-rate progressively-wound springs, and the end with the close coil spacing goes up.

[Tom H.]

Re: 63 Front Coil Springs. Which end up ??

Thanks John !!!! I appreciate the response.