Re: [Chrysler300] 300H REAR SPRINGS QUESTION

["Tom Denkler" <tdenkler3853@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anyone know how many leaves 65 300 L has?

is 4 speed diffeerent?

Thanks,

Tom Denkler

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Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300H REAR SPRINGS QUESTION


>
> Hi Ken and All:
> I don't know if anyone answered your spring leaf question, but didn't see 
> it
> on the listserver, at any rate.  The 300H has six leaves, convert or
> hardtop, rt. or left.  The spring rate is 125 lbs/in (160 at the  wheel). 
> Since
> these specifications are the same as the Newport station  wagon, I suspect 
> the
> springs might be the same.
>
> On the rear seatbelt question both you and Fern had---I am not sure I can 
> be
> of too much help, other than to say I have put anchors in both my "H" 
> convert
> and "F" convert. The "H" was done so long ago (35 years or so) that I 
> don't
> remember how I located them.  I suspect so that I could route them under 
> the
> plywood.  On the 300F, much more recently, I found dimples in the floor 
> pan
> that I assumed were for the purpose of seat belt anchor location, so 
> utilized
> them.  Since I haven't installed the actual rear seatbelts yet, I  can't 
> say
> how that will work out.  Will have to be done pretty soon,  though.  On 
> your
> 300Hs, I think I would try to find the dimples and use  them.  Hopefully, 
> by
> 1962 some design work went into the prefered location  of the rear 
> anchors.
> Hope this helps a little.
> 300ly, Gil Cunningham
> Tallahassee, FL
> (Hoping for a bit of rain today!)
>
> In a message dated 7/20/2006 1:39:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> jblken@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Help! -  how many rear leafs is there in the 300H
> convert (or hdt). is the right  side suppose to have
> more leafs then the left side?   I assembled  7 leafs,
> both sides, but the front clamp band, of one
> reassembled spring  (I took spring apart so many years
> ago along with others that I do not  remember the
> assembly or if I got all the leaf count), was still
> loose  so I stuck a short 12" half leaf to fill the
> band.  I stuck this (now  8 leaf count) spring on the
> right side.  The other spring, in which  the clamp band
> was fully filled with just 7 leafs, - I installed on
> the  left side.  Today I installed the freshly restored
> rear axial but  holding off tighten it untill I hear
> some comments.
>
> Thanks in  advance  -  Ken Wilson
>
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