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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1964 1/2 - 1965 => Topic started by: CW4macret on July 12, 2014, 03:21:27 PM
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I was going thru my stuff looking for the rear leaf spring seats to clean up when I noticed the difference between the ones from my 64.5 and the ones from a 66 parts car I have. The 64.5 are beveled and slightly smaller than the 66.
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They look like they are bent from over tightening, or rust expansion between the plate and the leaf spring.
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They bend because the nuts used did not have the large flare at the base like we are used to seeing. I pulled a pair of these off the pace car coupe I restored and they were bent the same way. Didn't notice the differences in the edges, might have to restore the originals now that you pointed that out, lol!
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Could the difference just be the matter of a different supplier?
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When I layed the right one on the left one they are beviled exactly the same. Could be from over tightening or no washers I guess if they were tightened to the same spec. Anyone else out there with a 64.5 that can look at yours?
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My 64 1/2 spring seats look exactly like that too. I dismissed it as either over tightening, or rust expansion, as there was flaking, stratified rust filling the gap when I disassembled them. Caspian65 might be right with the flared nuts / bending theory though. I'll have to look and see which way my car was equipped. (Have to find the bin they are stored in though :P)
I have some un bent parts from a later car that I had intended to use, and IMHO they look like same part, same vendor.