Aerostar springs

[SkylinerRon]

Ford lists most 57 frt springs @ 2225 lb/load.

Ron.

[LAUDY57]

Fryguy, is that a stock spring (v8 or 6cyl) on the left in the pic? I count 9 turns with some overlap, do you know the wire dia? Can anyone tell me the turns for stock springs?
I joined up the charts from CDNRanchero in Jim Nolan's post Feb 17/11, tried to reach under old 6 cyl car to measure wire dia and found it difficult to get a repeatable number and when I look at the chart and see diameters .693/.698/.710 I see I need to refine my measuring "technique".

[hivolt5.0]

I put the Aerostar springs on my Ranchero and it was very low.  In fact, it was riding on the bump stops. I have a 312 and stock suspension.  I ended up buying some polyurathane spring isolators for a Fox body mustang and it raised the front back up 1 inch.  The ride is MUCH better.  The stance is perfect.

[hiball3985]

I put the Aerostar springs on my Ranchero and it was very low.  In fact, it was riding on the bump stops. I have a 312 and stock suspension.  I ended up buying some polyurathane spring isolators for a Fox body mustang and it raised the front back up 1 inch.  The ride is MUCH better.  The stance is perfect.

I'm not familiar with the spring isolators, how thick are they and do they go on the top of the spring? I have Granada spindles and would like to raise the from a little and possibly that would get me a better alignment.

[65kcode]

@hiball

The isolator goes on top of the spring, the stock 57 is quite thin. Jegs or Summit have them in all different thicknesses. I don't have my springs handy to measure the diameter, but here's an example of what they are:

http://www.jegs.com/p/Energy-Suspension/Energy-Suspension-Coil-Spring-Isolators/743954/10002/-1

Depending on the amount of raise you are looking for, would dictate the thickness needed.

Kevin

[Ford Blue blood]

Keep in mind the amount of raise will be close to double the thickness of the spacer.

[hiball3985]

Thank you guys. I wish I had thought to look for a thicker spacer when I rebuilt the front suspension  but I will look into this..

[LAUDY57]

Yeah, the Aerostars put mine on the stops. I added a 1" rubber spacer in the coils of the cut original spring I put back in so if you go with the spacer at the top and the Aerostars let us know. I'm still looking for the S-10 springs which have the same rate as the Aerostars but are taller, trying for used before I "spring" for new ones.

[SkylinerRon]

Ford actually put spacers on top of the springs on factory A/C cars rather than different springs.
All of the factory springs were within 10% of each other too. Guess the 6 cyl was a fairly heavy engine (and further forward).

Ron.

[Fryguy302]

Fryguy, is that a stock spring (v8 or 6cyl) on the left in the pic? I count 9 turns with some overlap, do you know the wire dia? Can anyone tell me the turns for stock springs?
I joined up the charts from CDNRanchero in Jim Nolan's post Feb 17/11, tried to reach under old 6 cyl car to measure wire dia and found it difficult to get a repeatable number and when I look at the chart and see diameters .693/.698/.710 I see I need to refine my measuring "technique".

Those are the stock springs out of my car, which was a 292 V8 Automatic from the factory.  If anyone wants them, they are free picked up in Holly, MI.

[57 Ford Kustom]

What spacers did you end up with Hiball? from what I have measured it looks like the 5 7/16 are the diameter spring isolators that I need. anyone know any different?
Tim

[hiball3985]

What spacers did you end up with Hiball? from what I have measured it looks like the 5 7/16 are the diameter spring isolators that I need. anyone know any different?
Tim

Tim, I haven't done it yet. I don't feel like tearing the front apart again at this point I'm just enjoying driving it. I also have to figure out what that will it do to the geometry and whether I will be able to align it like I want it afterwards.