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harleynut · 02-01-2015, 01:03 PM

Hi All, Trying to help a friend out. Seems we can't find a place to buy stock coil springs for the front of a 49 Ford sedan. So far, all I can find is springs that raise or lower the stance of the car. He has a set that raise the car ridiculously high. If I knew the measurement of a new stock spring , I could cut the springs to the right height. Really don't want to do that. I know it's not recommended. Any help would be appreciated.

wga · 02-01-2015, 01:06 PM

http://www.eatondetroitspring.com/pr...s/restoration/

JSeery · 02-01-2015, 01:07 PM

Any spring shop should be able to make them.

V8COOPMAN · 02-01-2015, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by harleynut

If I knew the measurement of a new stock spring , I could cut the springs to the right height. Really don't want to do that. I know it's not recommended.

ANOTHER reason NOT to cut a coil spring........the shorter you cut it, the STIFFER it becomes to compress. DD

02-01-2015, 01:03 PM	#1
harleynut Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Pittsburgh Pa Posts: 279	49 Ford coil springs Hi All, Trying to help a friend out. Seems we can't find a place to buy stock coil springs for the front of a 49 Ford sedan. So far, all I can find is springs that raise or lower the stance of the car. He has a set that raise the car ridiculously high. If I knew the measurement of a new stock spring , I could cut the springs to the right height. Really don't want to do that. I know it's not recommended. Any help would be appreciated.

02-01-2015, 01:06 PM	#2
wga Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Posts: 898	Re: 49 Ford coil springs http://www.eatondetroitspring.com/pr...s/restoration/ __________________ Henry Ford designed the flathead without the aid of a computer.

02-01-2015, 01:07 PM	#3
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: 49 Ford coil springs Any spring shop should be able to make them.