Late Model Front spring dimension needed

[Volker]

Hello together. Can someome please tell me the front spring dimension - wire thickness, coil amount and overall lengh of a 1965 late model 2 door coupe? Thank you verlinken much for your help!

[isucorvair]

Somewhere, I have an excel file where I recorded measurements of various late springs - NOS, used, HD, Clarks, etc...

I'll look.

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[66vairguy]

Hello together. Can someome please tell me the front spring dimension - wire thickness, coil amount and overall lengh of a 1965 late model 2 door coupe? Thank you verlinken much for your help!

Not sure why you need the front information, but many find that the LM Corvair front end sits "too high" compared to the rear. Even when new this was noted, but with age the rear springs sag more versus the front springs.

Some cut one coil off the front springs to make the car sit level. Others, like myself, replace the old worn out rear springs and leave the old front springs as is to make the car sit level. The first option results in a car that sits lower overall compared to the second option. I'm old and my days of getting into lower cars are long gone

Note the HD (heavy duty) Corvair springs were more for handling, not hauling heavy loads, and the consensus is they lowered the car about 1 inch (25.4 milimeters) compared to standard springs. The HD springs also had a higher load rating (less lean in turns).

[Wittsend]

My guess is being that Volker is from Germany (BTW, I like the translation of "Hello all" as "Hello together" - as in "all" and "together" = clustered :-) ) is that he wants to have the springs locally wound to save on shipping, import duties etc. - and thus the need for the numbers.

[martyscarr]

Here is some info, it is (supposedly) for 1966 cars, should be fine for a 1965

HTH
Marty Scarr

PS Eric, I'd love to see the Excel file if you can find it :)

[Volker]

Hello all ;-) Thank you for your fast response to my spring question, it helped a lot again, beeing part of this forum. And yes, I'm German and appologise for my poor English/American :-(. Have a good Day and enjoy your Cars!

[66vairguy]

Volker --- Check your "import duties/taxes" on USED parts. Often less. If you want a good height, then USED front stock springs are preferred as they don't cause the front end to sit as high as new springs (consensus by many is new front springs make the front too high).

Unless your front springs were damaged, or cut down, I have never replaced stock front springs. The rear springs always need to be replaced as they sag after decades of use.

Anyway ----- Why do you need just the front springs?

You English translation is fine.