C1 leaf springs
After reading the many posts here about re-arching leaf springs, I sent the springs off of my '62 to Eaton Detroit Spring. They called this morning to tell me that my springs brinnell test "soft" and that they were pitted. He said that he could "cold bend" them or he would run them through the furnace if that is what I wanted. He did not know how long they would last. I asked him how my springs compared to other solid axle Corvette springs that they have done. He said that "they all are soft, but mine are softer than most and pitted." My car lived in San Diego for it's whole life. The springs didn't look excessively bad to me (see photo). They are just worn out.
Has anyone here had a similar experience? If you had your springs done, how are they holding up? I am leaning toward having them done properly in the furnace. But I don't need to throw money away. I don't plan to have the car judged, but I do plan to drive it. Thanks.
Has anyone here had a similar experience? If you had your springs done, how are they holding up? I am leaning toward having them done properly in the furnace. But I don't need to throw money away. I don't plan to have the car judged, but I do plan to drive it. Thanks.
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