Gracious Hotroddonnie and a front spring question....

Jeff Norwell · 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.

Ecode70D · 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.

Jeff Norwell · 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

Tom S · 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.

RICH MUISE · 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.

Tom S · 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."

Ecode70D · 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 >>>----------->

Tom S · 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.

Ecode70D · 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

Jeff Norwell · 2013-10-22 09:53

Many Thanks Jay>>>>---------------->

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