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Jim in Wisconsin · 08-07-2017, 08:10 PM

My friend has a 41 Mercury with a sagging front spring. He doesn't have the internet and needs more information.
11A-5310 is evidently the part number for a Ford - is it the same for a Merc?
He was considering having his spring "re-arched" by a local place that works on truck springs - have any of you done that or know if that is a long lasting fix? It sounds like they have no specs on how much arch it should have - (they didn't seem to understand that the spring goes across the frame instead of lengthwise).
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Jim S.

fordor41 · 08-07-2017, 10:09 PM

I had the front main leaf eyes reversed on my '41 Ford at a local spring shop. The old guy got out his book and every ford model for that year had a different spring rate

JSeery · 08-07-2017, 10:22 PM

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I have had springs made from scratch, re-arched and eyes reversed, all with good results. Unless you are attempting to match the original for a car that is judged, about any arch you are happy with will work. If you want it close, someone might be able to measure one for you and post it.

08-07-2017, 08:10 PM	#1
Jim in Wisconsin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 247	41 merc front spring My friend has a 41 Mercury with a sagging front spring. He doesn't have the internet and needs more information. 11A-5310 is evidently the part number for a Ford - is it the same for a Merc? He was considering having his spring "re-arched" by a local place that works on truck springs - have any of you done that or know if that is a long lasting fix? It sounds like they have no specs on how much arch it should have - (they didn't seem to understand that the spring goes across the frame instead of lengthwise). Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Jim S.

08-07-2017, 10:09 PM	#2
fordor41 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: elmira,ny Posts: 1,516	Re: 41 merc front spring I had the front main leaf eyes reversed on my '41 Ford at a local spring shop. The old guy got out his book and every ford model for that year had a different spring rate

08-07-2017, 10:22 PM	#3
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: 41 merc front spring Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I have had springs made from scratch, re-arched and eyes reversed, all with good results. Unless you are attempting to match the original for a car that is judged, about any arch you are happy with will work. If you want it close, someone might be able to measure one for you and post it.