Leaf spring cushion retainer- NOS or not??

[Tom L.]

I have these and was wondering if they were NOS or not. I believe that repro's are plated and thinner. The ones shown are natural and do not appear to be beaded to remove any aftermarket finish. I'll take any pics that may help and post. Any thoughts??

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[Joe L.]

Re: Leaf spring cushion retainer- NOS or not??

I have these and was wondering if they were NOS or not. I believe that repro's are plated and thinner. The ones shown are natural and do not appear to be beaded to remove any aftermarket finish. I'll take any pics that may help and post. Any thoughts??

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Tom------


They appear like original GM of GM #3910701. These were used from L-1967 through 1982.

[Gary B.]

Re: Leaf spring cushion retainer- NOS or not??

Tom,

And unfortunately the GM # 3910701 cup was discontinued by GM about a year ago. So now we are stuck with repros or buying NOS GM examples that are already getting expensive.

I have one small clarification regarding Joe's e-mail. My ongoing research shows that GM # 3910701 cups generally appear on model year '67s in the early Dec '66 to mid to late Jan 67 time frame. I know of no examples of cars built after mid to late January that had the earlier style cups with the less steep peripheral lip. And during the transition period from Dec thru Jan, i know of cars that were mixed, i.e., they had the earlier style cups on the spring and the later style cups on the T-arms, or vice versa.

Gary