Rear Leaf Spring - 10 Leafs

[Gary B.]

Re: Rear Leaf Spring - 10 Leafs

Douglas,

The GM service replacement spring I've seen have gray paint over most surfaces. Definitely not black paint.

Gary

[Gary B.]

Ron; your photo wasn't attached

Ron; your photo wasn't attached.

[Timothy B.]

Re: Rear Leaf Spring - 10 Leafs

Here is a picture of a replacement spring I purchased when at Carlisle back in the eighties for my 67. The car ride height is very good with this spring and I was surprised, the small sticker says made in Canada.

[Gary B.]

Re: Rear Leaf Spring - 10 Leafs

Tim,

Is there any indication that that particular spring was originally sold by GM?

Gary

[Timothy B.]

Re: Rear Leaf Spring - 10 Leafs

Gary,

No indication it's a GM spring, what you see in the pic is all that's written on the spring.

[John H.]

Re: Rear Leaf Spring - 10 Leafs

John,

Do you think it's possible there was a vendor who made service replacement springs for GM who put the SRI # on springs that GM sold over the counter?

Gary

Gary -

I suppose anything was possible in terms of GM replacement springs, depending on where they sourced them and what the source's capabilities were, what 5140 steel strip stock was available from the mills, etc.; there may have been several sources for Service springs.

[John H.]

Re: Rear Leaf Spring - 10 Leafs

Here is a picture of a replacement spring I purchased when at Carlisle back in the eighties for my 67. The car ride height is very good with this spring and I was surprised, the small sticker says made in Canada.

Tim -

All original midyear rear springs supplied to St. Louis were made in Canada.