New B body leaf springs, which vendor?

[Unkle Krusty]

Springs can be reset. They need to be in good condition.
Many years ago when I put a Dodge rear end in my 37 Ford hearse, it sat too low when loaded. I called the spring guy, on a weekend, he said bring it over to his home. There we jacked it up, removed the springs, reset them ( he did ) and put them back on. Later I added two beefy shock absorbers.

There are new springs all around on my Tukvan. It sat about one inch too low when loaded. The local spring shop added one more leaf. And I but on Bilstien shocks.

 

[RemCharger]

How much lighter is a 383 car compared to a 440 car?

Lots! Tall block / crank rods etc etc .. gotta be at least 20lbs
And thicker t bars / sway bar!!

 

[DeltaV]

Cross-posting about ESPO bad news:

FBBO:
Not great news about ESPO Springs and Things

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FABO:
espo, bad news for some.

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FCBO:
Bad News from ESPO

 

[Coelacanth]

How much lighter is a 383 car compared to a 440 car?

I can't say exactly, but from a bit of Googling, maybe 200+ pounds difference. 3600-ish pounds vs. 3800-ish pounds. Maybe more, because it's not just the block that's heavier, it's the heavier-duty suspension components and likely higher-end appointments in the interior that would be found on R/T's than the average 500 or standard Charger.

 

[Unkle Krusty]

I have found the weigh scales quite useful for determining the weight of the Tukvan. About 6800 depending on load, but it is usually about that.

 

[Nxcoupe]

Well, I see a lot of folks saying Espo, but they have discontinued leaf springs for everything but the light duty 5 leaf springs for B and E bodies. Shame.

 

[RemCharger]

I can't say exactly, but from a bit of Googling, maybe 200+ pounds difference. 3600-ish pounds vs. 3800-ish pounds. Maybe more, because it's not just the block that's heavier, it's the heavier-duty suspension components and likely higher-end appointments in the interior that would be found on R/T's than the average 500 or standard Charger.

lol

 

[68_661charger]

I put a set of the Mopar Performance springs sold through Summit on my 68 in the spring and I like em. They ride the same as the Eatons.

 

[mopar67440]

Thanks 661charger. That's the info I was looking for!

 

[mopar67440]

661charger...were the springs HD 6 & 7 and how much did they settle?

 

[440 4 speed]

Posted a long time ago.
About 2006 I purchased MP 440-hemi springs from the local dealer.
Put them on the car and it promptly dropped about 1”. Took it to the dealer. Got a little runaround. They wanted me to show the car to the district representative. After 2 no shows, the Parts Manager decided that they would refund all of my expenses. Told me to keep the SS springs. Which eventually found its way to our nephew’s 67 Charger drag car I believe. They were made in Mexico.
I think some of the parts did not have warranty. I had a spring shop make springs and add an inch of arc. Perfect for my use.
I do know people that purchased springs from Mexico and did not have a problem.
Just looked and I posted about this in #24, 26 and 37.