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Bill Lee/Virginia · 04-08-2012, 03:01 PM

A few days ago I posted about removing a leaf or two from the rear spring of my Speedster since the ride is too stiff. My local car club Tech Rep is setting up a person or two to help remove one or more leafs of the spring about 2 weeks from now. My car club has the proper tools and I have most of the required parts. Questions: (1) What is the best material to use as "spring spacers", flat iron or an old spring? (2) What total length is required for each spacer? (3) How low do I have to drop the axle and the old spring from the cross member to remove the spring? The reason I ask this question is that I have dual exhausts extended under the rear axle to the rear of the car and really do not want to remove the exhaust pipes. Any other info and advice for me?
Bill Lee/Virginia Peninsula

mleder · 04-08-2012, 03:57 PM

We recently had a spring clinic at the Twin Cities Model A Ford Club. I showed some of the guys my spring set up on my pickup. They pointed out to me that at some time someone wanted a softer ride and it looks like they reassembled the ten leaf spring by taking the top two shorter leafs and placed them on the bottom. The truck rides nice and this was done in a round 1953. Just another way to do things and keep the u bolts etc. without buying new stuff.

columbiA · 04-08-2012, 11:43 PM

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On a light speedster,you could use the narrower model T spring.It wouldnt be the 1st time a T spring was used on a very light A.

04-08-2012, 03:01 PM	#1
Bill Lee/Virginia Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 295	Another Post on Speedster Rear Spring A few days ago I posted about removing a leaf or two from the rear spring of my Speedster since the ride is too stiff. My local car club Tech Rep is setting up a person or two to help remove one or more leafs of the spring about 2 weeks from now. My car club has the proper tools and I have most of the required parts. Questions: (1) What is the best material to use as "spring spacers", flat iron or an old spring? (2) What total length is required for each spacer? (3) How low do I have to drop the axle and the old spring from the cross member to remove the spring? The reason I ask this question is that I have dual exhausts extended under the rear axle to the rear of the car and really do not want to remove the exhaust pipes. Any other info and advice for me? Bill Lee/Virginia Peninsula

04-08-2012, 03:57 PM	#2
mleder Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 180	Re: Another Post on Speedster Rear Spring We recently had a spring clinic at the Twin Cities Model A Ford Club. I showed some of the guys my spring set up on my pickup. They pointed out to me that at some time someone wanted a softer ride and it looks like they reassembled the ten leaf spring by taking the top two shorter leafs and placed them on the bottom. The truck rides nice and this was done in a round 1953. Just another way to do things and keep the u bolts etc. without buying new stuff.

04-08-2012, 11:43 PM	#3
columbiA Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 1,746	Re: Another Post on Speedster Rear Spring Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) On a light speedster,you could use the narrower model T spring.It wouldnt be the 1st time a T spring was used on a very light A.