1966 Wagon C-Body Leaf Springs Spec's

[Dr. Slim Buffalo]

I see the following numbers on the bottom leaf;

2403651

it's 2 1/2 wide and has 7 leafs. Would any of you have a part number or spec's for a town & country?
Spring company books doesn't have town & country spec's - for some reason.....

 

[Big_John]

Grab a parts manual and service manual from here: MyMopar

The FSM (service manual) should have some general specs, and the parts manual will have the part number.

 

[CBODY67]

Y-body? Town and Country? 1966?

1966 Town & Country waon was a C-body 122" wheelbase as similar Fury and Polara/Monao wagons.

"Y" was the sales code for Imparials in 1966, which were "D-body" vehicles.

What might be your ultimate goal? Just curious.

------------------------------------- Additionally . . .
www.eatondetroitspring.com indicates, for a 1966 Chrysler Town & Country 9-pass 440
ML4215 Std 7 leaf 2.500" wide Spring Rate 125lbs/inch Stk Ride Height
ML 587 HD 7 leaf 2.500" wide Spring Rate 150lbs/inch Stk Ride Height

Enjoy!
CBODY67

 

[MoPar~Man]

Didn't someone once say here that the P/N you find on some items will not be found in the parts books?

Regarding this particular PN, I found this (which was no help back in 2012): Leaf spring part numbers, can someone identify? - Moparts Forums

 

[commando1]

Or you can simply call ESPO and tell her what you have.

 

[Dr. Slim Buffalo]

Y-body? Town and Country? 1966?

1966 Town & Country waon was a C-body 122" wheelbase as similar Fury and Polara/Monao wagons.

"Y" was the sales code for Imparials in 1966, which were "D-body" vehicles.

What might be your ultimate goal? Just curious.

------------------------------------- Additionally . . .
www.eatondetroitspring.com indicates, for a 1966 Chrysler Town & Country 9-pass 440
ML4215 Std 7 leaf 2.500" wide Spring Rate 125lbs/inch Stk Ride Height
ML 587 HD 7 leaf 2.500" wide Spring Rate 150lbs/inch Stk Ride Height

Enjoy!
CBODY67

My mistake on the the Y-Body!
Thank you for the great info, the old ones are flat and need to be replaced.

 

[Dr. Slim Buffalo]

Didn't someone once say here that the P/N you find on some items will not be found in the parts books?

Regarding this particular PN, I found this (which was no help back in 2012): Leaf spring part numbers, can someone identify? - Moparts Forums

Yes indeed, those are the part numbers I'm seeing.... hummmm

 

[Big_John]

Yes indeed, those are the part numbers I'm seeing.... hummmm

Your part numbers on the springs are for the assembly line parts. If you have a broadcast sheet, you'll see the last 2 or 3 digits of that part number in the appropriate box. You may even see those last digits stenciled on the springs when they were new.

So, if you have a broadcast sheet, see if it matches.

The part numbers in the parts catalog are for replacement parts. They may be different numbers or the same number. The parts may be the same or could possibly be updated or changed. Chrysler printed volumes of books showing superseded part numbers long after the original parts books were printed.

There was a lot of talk a few years ago about restoring cars with so-called "lunch box parts" which were NOS parts that had the assembly line part numbers. The story was they were parts that made it off the assembly line in guys' lunch boxes. In other words, stolen parts. The quest for perfection includes getting those same numbers and date codes.

One other thing that you have to consider. Your car is 59 years old. Does it really have the original springs?

 

[croderique]

Call Eaton Detroit Springs. +1 (313) 963-3839. They did all the Mopar Springs back in the day and have all the specs and can make them up for you. Also email quotes@eatondetroitspring.com
They did my 1964 Chrysler 300 convertible springs last summer. Great reproduction.
Chuck

 

[Big_John]

They did all the Mopar Springs back in the day

I don't know where that got started, but they weren't the supplier for Chrysler. They are a "Mom and Pop" replacement spring shop. I think the "Eaton" name (name of the owners) gets confused with Eaton corporation, which probably did supply parts to Chrysler, although I don't know if they did leaf springs.

I'm not saying they are a bad supplier, just not an OEM supplier.

1970's pic.

Newer pic

 

[croderique]

Big John. Good to know. They did a great job on my springs. They said they have all the specs for all Chrysler products.

 

[Big_John]

Big John. Good to know. They did a great job on my springs. They said they have all the specs for all Chrysler products.

I have Eaton on one of my cars and ESPO springs on another. I think that either ESPO or Eaton are good choices. IMHO, it all comes down to price with shipping.

 

[Dr. Slim Buffalo]

Call Eaton Detroit Springs. +1 (313) 963-3839. They did all the Mopar Springs back in the day and have all the specs and can make them up for you. Also email quotes@eatondetroitspring.com
They did my 1964 Chrysler 300 convertible springs last summer. Great reproduction.
Chuck

Thank You so much, I really appreciate all you guys on this forum. Great info!!

 

[Dr. Slim Buffalo]

I have Eaton on one of my cars and ESPO springs on another. I think that either ESPO or Eaton are good choices. IMHO, it all comes down to price with shipping.

Really appreciate all of this info! Amazing.