Aerostar front spring swap

[highpockets]

I purchased a set of CC850 coil springs awhile ago from Amazon. They are supposedly the Aerostar van springs commonly used in the 49-51 Fords. I thought I would try them in my 58 Sedan Delivery. My car was originally a 6 cylinder, 3 speed and that is the factory springs in it. I have a pair of springs from a 352 58 wagon also for reference. I will post a picture of the 3 springs side by side. New/Aerostar, cleaner/58 6 cyl., and rusty look/58 wagon. The Aerostars are noticeably shorter uninstalled, but fit easily. I measured the front bumper corners before installing the new springs and they lowered it about 1 3/4". It was a little low anyways because of a 390 with 6 cylinder springs. I have it on the hoist, but when I get it down, I will take some pics of it. Kinda hard to judge though because I have some junk tires that are quite a bit smaller than what I intend to run. The new springs are supposed to ride much better than the original because they are a progressive rate. I am sure others here have done this swap, but I am kinda new, so thought I'd share my experience.

[hiball3985]

Thanks for posting the comparison, may be this should go in the suspension section of the forum. There have been many posts about the Aerostar springs both positive and negative. I almost bought some but with the Granada spindles and 14" wheel I would have been way too low without using spacers and I didn't want to go that route.

[djfordmanjack]

interesting info on the new springs, thank you for sharing. 1-3/4" drop sound just perfect!
I will soon be in the process of fitting Aerostars as well. I got 2 used sets this week that need blasting and paint, but my hoping is that the used ones will not sag any with time.

[lalessi1]

For me they lowered the car too much. I wound using a 3/4" spacer which the spring needed to seat at full suspension extension anyway. I bought new ones from Rock Auto... great price! Moog CC850.