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Title: Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....
Post by: Jeff Norwell on 2013-10-19 19:51
Hotroddonnie has been giving me parts for my 57 since his Gasser is 98% done....
at anyrate... he had a complete front frame with full suspension he was not using.... he has had several cars.....
I was trying to tell the difference from 6 cylinder front coils and V/8....
Is the only way from the VIN#?
Or is there a coil count?...or....???
Donnie is my early Ford parts store! ..... hahahah
Super great friend.



Title: Re: Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....
Post by: Ecode70D on 2013-10-19 20:26
Jeff
    I can go out tho the shop tomorrow and count the coils on that 6 cyl 57 in the shop if you want.  It will be easy because it has no front end sheet metal on it.
Title: Re: Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....
Post by: Jeff Norwell on 2013-10-20 06:04
Perfect Jay!. thank you!
Finally finishing up 3 weeks of crazy work deadlines....I will holler at you in the afternoon today

Title: Re: Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....
Post by: Tom S on 2013-10-20 10:37
Quote from: Jeff Norwell on 2013-10-19 19:51
... I was trying to tell the difference from 6 cylinder front coils and V/8....Or is there a coil count?...or....???
Jay should take a caliper.  I am pretty sure that any difference would be in the diameter of the coils & not the number of them.
Title: Re: Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....
Post by: RICH MUISE on 2013-10-20 12:12
Quote from: Tom S on 2013-10-20 10:37
Jay should take a caliper.  I am pretty sure that any difference would be in the diameter of the coils & not the number of them.
That would be my guess as well.
Title: Re: Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....
Post by: Tom S on 2013-10-20 12:28
Rich, I should rephrase.   Actually I am not just pretty sure that it is the diameter of the coils, I am positive.
Not quite like this, but ...

Two atoms were walking down the street when one said to the other, "I think I lost an electron!"
"Really!" the other replied, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I 'm positive."

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Title: Re: Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....
Post by: Ecode70D on 2013-10-20 14:05
Quote from: Jeff Norwell on 2013-10-20 06:04
Perfect Jay!. thank you!
Finally finishing up 3 weeks of crazy work deadlines....I will holler at you in the afternoon today

    Jeff
There are 8 coils on the 6 cylinder spring. J >>>----------->
Title: Re: Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....
Post by: Tom S on 2013-10-20 14:13
Quote from: Ecode70D on 2013-10-20 14:05
    Jeff
There are 8 coils on the 6 cylinder spring. J >>>----------->
But what is the diameter of the individual coils?  See my prior posts?
I bet that there are 8 coils on the V8 ones too.
Title: Re: Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....
Post by: Ecode70D on 2013-10-21 17:17
Quote from: Tom S on 2013-10-20 14:13
But what is the diameter of the individual coils?  See my prior posts?
I bet that there are 8 coils on the V8 ones too.

Tom S and Jeff
   I looked again today at the 6 cylinder front spring.
   There are 8 1/4 coils and they miked up to .704 in diameter.
Jay
Title: Re: Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....
Post by: Jeff Norwell on 2013-10-22 09:53
Many Thanks Jay>>>>----------------> :burnout: