RE:Need Information on SPRINGS

Hello,

In reply to your message, there is a company here in Portland Oregon......BENZ SPRING..... that I have used for a new set of springs on my '65 4x4 Panel Truck. they do "top notch" work for an affordable price and I was VERY pleased with the job they did on my truck. I also know that they have a wealth of old spec drawings for all kinds of old cars and trucks. I'm not sure of what they might have for Imperial's but I would be willing to bet that they would have the spec's, as they cater to the old car market here in Portland and are more than happy to accomodate the strange and unusual. They've been around since 1922.

I will be contacting them in the coming months for rear springs for my '58, and I will let the list know of my findings, but I just thought I would pass this along to you now, as you are looking for a resource now.

BENZ SPRING CO.

www.benzspring.com

1-800-452-0509......or in Oregon.....503-224-4865

...................CHEERS, Michael Howlett

>-----Original Message-----

>From: GKitterma@xxxxxxx [mailto:GKitterma@xxxxxxx]

>Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 5:06 PM

>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

>Subject: IML: Need Information

>Hello all,

>My wife (Mary Emily) and I returned last night from our trip to Phoenix to

>pick up "Babe", a Stardust Blue '56 C-73. The previous owner was Leon Icard;

>you may have seen some of his postings on our website. We encountered 30-50

>mph crosswinds, combined with blowing dust and sand most of the way.

>However, we arrived home in Kansas City none the worse for wear, and with

>"Babe" running beautifully.

>The car has a few problems we hope to address in the near future. The first

>one is that the rear leaf springs need to be re-arched. We have the factory

>published 1956 service manual and also the Mopar parts book, but can find no

>mention of the measurements of frame to ground at the rear of the car.

>There is apparently a difference of 1" between the lower inner and lower

>outer centerline

>of the front suspension. We're not too far off there, but we need help

>finding service information for the rear leaf spring geometry.

>Gary Kitterman