If so, could I swap springs from right to left, and correct this for the short term, or would it just lean to the right until years later when the other spring starts to lose flex? How long would new springs hold up, and would it be a good idea to "totate" springs like you do tires, to keep an even wear on them?
if what "hotrod daddy" is saying is a fact, then it should do the trick. i don't think there are two diff. part #s on rear springs...frank...
I think thats exactly backwords. My '72 dosen't have traction bars like my '74 did. Takeing off from redlights fast, the front end comes up and the car leans back towards the passenger side. Seems to me that the passenger spring would have more force/weight on it. My '74 Grabber had a lean towards the passenger side when I first got it. Despite the traction bars the lean slowly got worse and worse the longer I drove the car until it was very noticeable. On both cars, it has always been easier to make the drivers side rear wheel spin. And we are just talking with a 6 cylinder here. I could only imageine with a V8. Always seems to me during drag races that the cars torque to the passenger side.
The direction of the axel-twist puts more force on the driver-side tire. if you're facing the rear of the car, the axel turns counter-clockwise (opposite the direction of the drive shaft...
o k, i found the springs in the jc whitney catalog. my next question is about the bushings. i found a set of poly leaf spring bushings but they are for 64-73 mustangs. do the mustangs have the same springs as the mav? whitney has the shackles but i can't find the bushings in their catalog. i did find then in rubber in the autokrafters catalog. any sugestions? also the whitney springs have either 3 or 4 leafs but my factory ones are 2 leafs. if i go to the 3 springs will this raise the rear up to much? i don;t think i need the 4 leafs because they are rated as h d .
Jason read my reply to Scooper's Thread. I think this could be your answer & alot cheaper than new Leaf Springs. http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=20891
Why do people go to such great lengths to avoid replacing worn-out leaf springs?? :confused:They are not very expensive and they really are not all that difficult to replace. I just don't get it. After 30+ years, it is TIME to replace them...
Your Mav was should have 3-leaf, not 2. The 4-leaf will not jack the car up real high (didn't jack mine up at all) but will ride pretty stiff. The stiff ride is the only potential negative effect. The positives are less body-roll in turns and cornering, no bottoming-out on dips, and they will most likely never sag again. I would suggest against getting the shackles from JC Whitney, as I have heard that they are not very good and that they do raise the rear of the vehicle. Just clean and re-use your old ones, after installing new bushings in them. The poly-urethane bushings are available for Mavericks from ESPO Springs-N-Things. Be forwarned that they will make the ride even stiffer, and they are prone to squeak. The good thing about them is that they do not flex as much as rubber, and they never rot like rubber ones do. The springs from JC Whitney come with front bushings (OEM rubber type) so you really need only to purchase new ones for the rear shackles. I also suggest new U-bolts. I re-used my front eye-bolts because ESPO sent me the wrong ones, but they are fine...
