Re: Ebay Packard (1941)

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2013/3/22 14:26:14

There were several sleezy ways to deal with sagging coils, the pad spacer between the coil and the lower A-frame pad was one and also spacers were available which you could insert in between the coils. Both raised the car, but as Tim says neither restored the ride quality and were methods for the used car shysters. Rear springs were a little easier to deal with on the cheap, just add a leaf. Again it raised the car but didn't necessarily restore the ride quality.

New springs, both front and rear, are available from Kanter and Eaton Spring, and probably others. I've never inquired in detail but I wonder if they're not "one size fits all"? Based on the particular chassis and body style, and with or without sidemounts for example, Packard had a multitude of springs for various configurations.