70 Fury rearch leaf springs or new?

[moparblood]

70 Fury rearch leaf springs or new?
cars springs sagging bad and has load levers( which i hate)
whats normal ride height for this car?
and or should i go a little higher?
where would i get new springs?

 

[66l78rat]

Eaton Spring in Mich USA made!!

 

[moparblood]

just called 850. for pair.
really?

 

[Pete Kaczmarski]

Try St Louis Spring, when I got mine and checked around they were by far the cheapest. Don't forget the bushings.

 

[TxDon]

Post some pictures of your car. Before you assume the rear springs are sagging check the front end height per the FSM directions. I thought I had the same sagging issue with my wagon but I found the front end had been raised almost 3 inches over stock. When I corrected that and removed the overload springs from the back the car sat perfectly level and now rides and handles perfectly.

 

[Omni]

ESPO SPRINGS N THINGS
147 PINE TREE RD
DANVILLE, PA 17821
United States
www.springsnthings.com

Less than $600 for springs/bushings/shackles for a '65 Newport. That was last autumn.
Omni

 

[ayilar]

ESPO SPRINGS N THINGS
147 PINE TREE RD
DANVILLE, PA 17821
United States
www.springsnthings.com

Less than $600 for springs/bushings/shackles for a '65 Newport. That was last autumn.
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^ this. I´ve used ESPO twice and have been very happy. One caveat to my agreement with you: the ESPO shackles do NOT work on 1970-1973 fusies. Money wasted to order them.

@moparblood — There are several threads on the topic, including a very detailed one by @1970FuryConv with lots of pics. Read those threads before proceeding.

PS: Be careful, the shackles are specific to 1970-1973 fusies and are NOT reproduced by anyone. So proceed gingerly when removing the old ones, as you will need to re-use them.

 

[Big_John]

A third vote for ESPO. You can't go wrong with them. Probably going to be cheaper to ship to NYS because of the PA locale rather than the mid-west.

PS: Be careful, the shackles are specific to 1970-1973 fusies and are NOT reproduced by anyone. So proceed gingerly when removing the old ones, as you will need to re-use them.

^This^

If the car is clean underneath, some soaking in penetrating oil (not WD-40) might be OK. My preferred way would be to split the nuts before even trying to take them off so you eliminate ALL chances of breaking the shackle bolts.

Around $20-25 will get you one of these:

 

[330dTA]

I bought a set from Espo Springs n Things at 10/2020. Paid $455 for a pair of 1” over arched 7-leafs. The package included end bolts and axle pads. Shipping to Lake Worth, FL was 100 bucks.

 

[ayilar]

I bought a set from Espo Springs n Things at 10/2020. Paid $455 for a pair of 1” over arched 7-leafs. The package included end bolts and axle pads. Shipping to Lake Worth, FL was 100 bucks.

Fourteen months later, I paid a bit less ($528, including S&H to the Midwest) for a set of 7-leaf factory-specs rear springs for Snow White, my 1970 N-code Polara 'vert. Those springs are correct as that Dodge came equipped with the A35 towing package. Here is a breakdown:

 

[moparblood]

just spoke with laura at springs and things.
466. to my door.
HD springs.+20. for bushings

 

[1970FuryConv]

Leaf Spring Sag, 1970 Fury Convertible
The thread @ayilar mentioned.
I did use Eaton Detroit springs, which as a plus are made in USA and excellent quality. As a negative, their shackles also did not work in 1970 Fury convertible

 

[MONC440]

In the past I have rebuilt a spring set using a simple solution of adding a second long spring from another set of springs. I plan to do this on my 70 using the second leaf of an old set of imperial springs. I have done this with B body cars by using a C body spring and I did this to an old A body using a B body springs. I found the spring just below the main spring on the next size bigger car is almost as long as the main spring of the smaller car. I once used an arched spring from a Ford on an A body and it raised it about 4 inches so I would avoid that. lol

As long as your springs are not so bad they are arching the wrong way this works.

 

[fury fan]

In the past I have rebuilt a spring set using a simple solution of adding a second long spring from another set of springs. I plan to do this on my 70 using the second leaf of an old set of imperial springs. I have done this with B body cars by using a C body spring and I did this to an old A body using a B body springs. I found the spring just below the main spring on the next size bigger car is almost as long as the main spring of the smaller car. I once used an arched spring from a Ford on an A body and it raised it about 4 inches so I would avoid that. lol

As long as your springs are not so bad they are arching the wrong way this works.

I've done this on 2 cars in the past and it does work, I've gotten 7-10 more years before that work is then worn out again.

With that said, it's a PITA job.
Gotta make sure all the parts come from a car that was not sitting lopsided, or need to measure any used parts for height/length to make sure they have similar arch to try and make both reworked springs have the comparable arch/springrate.

Taking those wrap-clamps off, busting apart 4 leaf springs, knocking rust off (it is sometimes in thick flakes), replacing those front bushings.
Installing new inter-leaf wear pads is easy but trying to put wrap-clamp back on wasn't.

It consumed my whole weekend each time I did it.
And they likely didn't ride as good as new ones - they only restored some ride-height.

Never again for me.
But do what your finances and skills dictate.

 

[fury fan]

Here is another source, they are $149 ea for the springs but are out of stock.
They might approach the cost of the other places after supplemental parts and shipping are included.

I need to call them as I need to order a set for my 68, and 67-70 Fury are the same.

Mopar Performance Leaf Springs | General Spring

EDIT:
Here is a paste from their website for reference. Blank rows/applications are common to the prior-listed one (this pasted incorrectly from their website).
I just called and 67-70 Fury is awaiting shipment from their vendor, and was told they do not have a date yet, could be a few months.
Sources would be US, Mexico, India, Indonesia. While not China, I'd prefer a shorter list of sources to ensure good QC assurance. (but maybe this seller has that under control, who knows?)

Mopar Performance Leaf Springs​

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[fury fan]

Here's St Louis Spring. Website is not what we expect of current e-commerce, but it seems their service/capability is old-school?
This is the place endorsed by @Pete Kaczmarski
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