'72 LT-1 Rear Spring

[Billy Olson]

Hi All..

My rear spring has 5 leafs. The judging manual states that the standard should be a 9 leaf spring. Is this some sort of aftermarket spring on my car?

Regards,

Billy

[Jack H.]

Re: '72 LT-1 Rear Spring

Count the leaves carefully, it's easy to miss one or two. Basic rear spring was 9-leaves with HD suspension having 7-leaves....

[Gary B.]

Yes, your spring is an aftermarket spring

Billy,

The end treamtent starting with the 2nd leaf is incorrect and there shouldn't be those metal bands holding the leaves together.

Gary

[John H.]

Re: Yes, your spring is an aftermarket spring

The original 9-leaf spring looked like this - the three top leaves are flat and upturned at the ends, and the bottom six leaves are cambered and upturned at the ends (except the bottom/main leaf is not upturned on the ends). The end corners of the main leaf are sheared at a 45* angle, and there are plastic H-section liners inbetween all leaves except between the bottom flat leaf and the top cambered leaf, and no clamps are used.

[Billy Olson]

Re: Yes, your spring is an aftermarket spring

Thanks Guys for all of the information and John for the great picture. You have confirmed what I thought. I've had this car for a while but now that I have the judging manual it is a lot of fun going through everything and checking it according to the manual.

Regards,
Billy