Cat’s Out Of The Bag, ‘65 300L Manual Trans, A/C and More

[fury fan]

I set the two springs together and noticed a height difference. A measurement of 1 1/8” was estimated. Both leaf springs have 7 leafs. Do you think one was worn out more then the other or the factory rate was less on one side or…?


A question, Does anyone ever think about reusing the spring plates with the part numbers only, on the new springs to keep the factory numbers?
Is that possible?

I doubt that the springs were made to have a different rate in the leaves themselves, I'd bet that overall spring rate is done solely in the qty of leaves.
I would say one spring is weaker than the other.

I would not reuse a worn spring component simply to retain the numbers.
While I've 'rebuilt' springs in the past by adding a used leaf and replacing the bushing components, it's not something I would do nowadays, esp on a car I care about.
Springs are a serviceable component. Put new ones on, park the originals in a corner if you wish.