71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

[Dick W.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Ron------


Yes, the original 9 leaf spring used for most 1964-74 Corvettes was superceded several times for SERVICE. Many of the supercessive part numbers were 10 leaf springs.

Ionoklad coating was available until fairly recently from Quanta Products. They purchased in bulk from the original manufacturer and re-packaged in pint size cans for retail sale. I understand that Quanta no longer carries this because the Ionoklad coating is now obsolete and out-of-production. I still have some, too, but I don't know if it's still any good, either, since I did open the can and use some.

I have a few cans of spray cold galvanize paint. Fairly close to Ionoklad, close enuf fer gov'mnt work.

[Paul O.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

I have a few cans of spray cold galvanize paint. Fairly close to Ionoklad, close enuf fer gov'mnt work.

Ah Dick but which Government.


Paul 18046

[Dick W.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Ah Dick but which Government.


Paul 18046

Ugly ol men with belly's too big to git under a car

[Robert G.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Hello,
I have a 71 Lt-1 with a 7 leaf with metal liners.
I am trying figure out if it is original or not.
Were metal liners used in production C-3s?
any insight welcome
thanks

[Gary B.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Hello,
I have a 71 Lt-1 with a 7 leaf with metal liners.
I am trying figure out if it is original or not.
Were metal liners used in production C-3s?
any insight welcome
thanks

Robert,

1980-1982 Corvettes that had heavy duty springs used metallic (zinc-based) liners. But not before then.

Gary

[Ron G.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

No 7 leaf rear spring with metal liners were used, except if It was equipped with the ZR-1 option. Even then the liners were not metal.

[Gary B.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Ron,

I don't think it is correct that metal lines were never used. See my earlier post.

Gary

[Robert G.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

[Robert G.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

[Ron G.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Gary,

Personally the only time I ever seen metal liners is when you bought a rear spring over the counter, and even then I believe it was 10 leafs. If there were metal liners then I have never seen them especially in the shark cars.

[Joe L.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Robert------


This is definitely a later replacement spring. No spring of this configuration was ever originally installed on any 1971 LT-1.

[Gary B.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Gary,

Personally the only time I ever seen metal liners is when you bought a rear spring over the counter, and even then I believe it was 10 leafs. If there were metal liners then I have never seen them especially in the shark cars.

Ron,

Check out the article for the Restorer that Joe Lucia and I wrote some years ago on the HD spring. GM # 14021604 is the HD spring for 80-82, which has 9 leaves and metal liners. That spring has been documented on a 5-star Bowtie car.

Gary

[Robert G.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Thank you

also tank sheet

Front spring 1VF62HS

Rear spring 1 V632EA

[Joe L.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Gary,

Personally the only time I ever seen metal liners is when you bought a rear spring over the counter, and even then I believe it was 10 leafs. If there were metal liners then I have never seen them especially in the shark cars.

Ron------


The zinc liners were used in both PRODUCTION and SERVICE rear springs. As a matter of fact, for 1978-82 Corvettes, PRODUCTION and SERVICE springs were the same. The 1978-79 springs were GM #462577, standard, and GM #462598, FE7. These springs used liners GM #462589 and these liners were of flat zinc material.

Some or all of the 1980-82 springs also used these liners.

[Joe L.]

Re: 71 LT 1 with 7 Leaf Spring?

Robert------


I hope you've noticed that your left side differential cover ear for the spring bolt is broken. This is a sign of improper spring installation procedure.