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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Suspension => Topic started by: Coralsnake on October 18, 2014, 10:44:35 AM

Title: Rear leaf spring appearance
Post by: Coralsnake on October 18, 2014, 10:44:35 AM

I thought there was a previous post about the appearance of rear leaf springs. I know its not Shelby specific, so it should be fairly straight forward.....

Title: Re: Rear leaf spring appearance
Post by: Twilight65 on October 18, 2014, 02:24:38 PM

Are you talking about maybe an article from the Library section.
http://concoursmustang.com/speegle/Articles/Article%20-%20Natural%20Finishes.pdf

Title: Re: Rear leaf spring appearance
Post by: TLea on October 18, 2014, 07:10:07 PM

Pretty dark from the heat treating process,
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c74/tlea/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender.jpg)

Title: Re: Rear leaf spring appearance
Post by: J_Speegle on October 18, 2014, 07:48:39 PM

Quote from: TLea on October 18, 2014, 07:10:07 PM

Pretty dark from the heat treating process,

+1 With a completely different look/tone to the clamps

Title: Re: Rear leaf spring appearance
Post by: ruppstang on November 07, 2014, 08:25:43 AM

Agreed dark heat treated metal look not a flat black paint look.

Title: Re: Rear leaf spring appearance
Post by: Bob Gaines on November 07, 2014, 10:19:25 AM

Quote from: J_Speegle on October 18, 2014, 07:48:39 PM

+1 With a completely different look/tone to the clamps

+1

Title: Re: Rear leaf spring appearance
Post by: mgmradio on November 07, 2014, 06:39:39 PM

Here are pictures of the springs from my 4500 mile 65 coupe with handling package. Springs were removed to clean off the black paint and undercoating that was applied by the original owner. There is a definite blue cast to them.
  Mike