Re: SS Spring thing

[Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

I'm going to be ordereding 3800lb SS springs for my '64 Belvedere in a couple of weeks.  I plan to order the longer hangers as well.  Looks like I need them based on everything I've seen, but I don't have any hands on experience with this swap yet.  I don't know if a '63 is different, but I would think it would be the same deal as a '64.  Sounds like Jimmy knows from experience, though.  Did you go with the 3400lb springs?  Could that be the difference?

Dave

--- On Fri, 3/12/10, Jimmy Peavy <peaver63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Jimmy Peavy <peaver63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: SS Spring thing
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 2:09 PM
> 
> The stock hanger is all you need on a 63.
> The spring do have different rates.
> Maybe you are underrated on weight capacity?
> Like maybe you needed a different spring to get it up
> more.
> 
>   Jimmy
> 
> Paul Lennemann wrote:
> > I just got off of the phone w/ Mancini Racing.  I
> was going to order a set of the 2" longer front leaf spring
> hangars.  After holding for a bit he told me that I
> just need the stock hangar.  Now when I bought the SS
> springs almost 5 years ago I thought I had things researched
> pretty well and didn't think I needed the extended
> bracket.  But, when I put the springs on the car the
> ride height was lower than it was with the old springs that
> had broken leafs and all.  So I figured if I added the
> long hangar it would put more arch in the spring.  List
> friend Dodger also figures I should use the extended bracket
> and he's torn aprt and rebuilt one or two of these old
> Mopars.  The Mancini website shows the brackets for
> 64-65 B bodies but makes no mention of 63's.  So now
> I'm totally perplexed.  If they're not going to work I
> can spend that $90 elsewhere.
> > 
> > Paul L.
> > '63 Sport Fury
> > 440/727
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html
> > 
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