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History · Yesterday, 11:57 AM

I took my rear spring off and cleaned, ground smooth, re-arched and graphite painted and found one leaf was stamped three times “Ford”. Of course I’ve only done this twice so I’ve not looked at many individual leaves before. Is this fairly common and I’ll assume ford made their own springs as well? The letters are raised instead of indented.

nkaminar · Yesterday, 12:19 PM

The raised letter would have to have come from tooling that forged the springs. Is this how the springs were made?

WTSHNN · Yesterday, 02:56 PM

The Ford script on the leaf springs is referenced in the early 28 section of the Judging Standards.

JoeCB · Yesterday, 03:22 PM

Just a side note... the letters would have had to be raised to avoid creating stress risers. stamped in letters create stress risers. Tooling was likely in the rolls that were used to form the springs.

Joe B

rackops · Yesterday, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WTSHNN

The Ford script on the leaf springs is referenced in the early 28 section of the Judging Standards.

Yep!!

mercman from oz · Yesterday, 04:45 PM

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mercman from oz · Yesterday, 04:46 PM

Yesterday, 12:19 PM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,860	Re: Ford Produced and stamped “Ford” Springs? The raised letter would have to have come from tooling that forged the springs. Is this how the springs were made? __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

Yesterday, 02:56 PM	#3
WTSHNN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,489	Re: Ford Produced and stamped “Ford” Springs? The Ford script on the leaf springs is referenced in the early 28 section of the Judging Standards. __________________ No one wants advice - only corroboration. -John Steinbeck

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JoeCB Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Farmington MI Posts: 366	Re: Ford Produced and stamped “Ford” Springs? Just a side note... the letters would have had to be raised to avoid creating stress risers. stamped in letters create stress risers. Tooling was likely in the rolls that were used to form the springs. Joe B Last edited by JoeCB; Yesterday at 05:31 PM.

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mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,009	Re: Ford Produced and stamped “Ford” Springs? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Ford Script on Model A Springs - Photo by History

Yesterday, 04:46 PM	#7
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,009	Re: Ford Produced and stamped “Ford” Springs?