Re: [AMC-list] Sagging on the driver side

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

According to the 65 TSM the American springs for that year at the standard rate had .471 inch coil (wire) diameter on both sides.  The heavy duty springs were .491 or .490 (don't remember) coil diameter on both sides.  There was no difference with air conditioning.  My left coil measured roughly .500 but I'll clean the wire and measure more accurately this weekend.  I'll look for the red paint daubs on the coils too, which are supposted to indicate heavy springs.  Like I told Frank, I'll plan to switch them side to side and see if that helps.  The battery is on the left side along with the driver, so that may have made a difference over the years.

Regards,
Joe Fulton

--- On Mon, 3/15/10, Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Sagging on the driver side
> To: "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 6:29 AM
> Joe,
>    I have almost exactly the same issue with
> mine.
> It is down about 1/2" on the drivers side. I plan on
> swapping springs side to side, when I get up the ambition.
> It drives fine the way it is and I used to set up my
> bracket cars this way. Right rear slightly higher then left.
> left front lower.
> So, I tell myself I did it on purpose :)
> 
> If that doesn't work for you, I saw some six cylinder
> coils
> in my shed while rummaging about yesterday.
> They'd likely just be a standard rate spring from a 68-69.
> which had the longer front nose on it, so not sure if they
> varied spring rates or not.
> 
> Let this be a lesson to all you suspension rebuilders that
> stay with current springs.
> Check you ride height side to side and mark your springs
> accordingly when removing!!!
> In my case it would not have helped as I bought a set of
> used V-8 Rogue springs and they weren't marked.
> 
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV 26508
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
> "I realize that death is inevitable.
> I just don't want to be around when it happens!"
> 
> ----- "Frank Swygert" <farna@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: "Frank Swygert" <farna@xxxxxxx>
> > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 7:03:24 AM GMT -05:00
> US/Canada Eastern
> > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Sagging on the driver side
> >
> > Front springs ever been out? A lot of the old cars
> have different
> > rates for the left and right springs on the front,
> depending on how it
> > was equipped. You might just want to just swap the
> springs left to
> > right and try that. Even if they are the same
> compression rate if it's
> > been driven for 40 years with just the driver most of
> the time the
> > left spring may now be weaker than the right. 
> > 
> > ------------
> > Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:59:18 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > The car is sagging on the left side.  I replaced
> the rear leaf springs
> > with new ones from ESPO.   It looks
> like I'm going to have to do the
> > front coils too.  The car is 7/8 inch lower on
> the left side in front
> > and 1/2 inch in the rear. It's just a driver and I
> could let it go,
> > but I'd like to correct it.  I'm willing to try
> used springs if anyone
> > has spare good springs for a mid-sixties American six
> cylinder car or
> > wagon.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Frank Swygert
> > Publisher, "American Motors Cars" 
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