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Inspect them closely, when I did my '67 Mustang, everything was worn and needed replacing. Not so on my 120. No play or wear could be found. A good cleaning to rid the harden grease to allow proper lubricating from the grease fittings was all that ended up needed to be done. Your car is heavier so this may not be the case but Packard used good quality materials so you may find yours has survived well too.
I know you are not supposed to put any lubricant between the leaves, but I chose to spray dry graphite on the surfaces. It has made for a very quiet smooth ride.
Bob J.

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Happy Halloween…my wife is very creative! Ghost Family limo ride.

If they don't include they with the new spring stack....rebound clips!

I was tinkering around the yesterday and decided to see how much my grille louvers would clean up. I took some very fine steel wool to them and they really cleaned up well. There are a few that have a bit of a dull finish, but overall I’m very happy with them. The driver’s side really looks nice.







Today, I decided to start the “winter projects”. I have a ‘new to me’ Carter carburetor that is all boxed up and ready to send to Daytona Parts to be rebuilt.

I also got the rear shocks removed and boxed up to send to Apple Hydraulics to be rebuilt.

Next up….remove the leaf springs. I found a place in Wichita that can refurbish my springs (including re-arching) as long as none of the leaves are broken. It sounds like they may also be able to help out with the bushings and shackles. If the springs are too far gone, they can also make new springs. Refurbishing at $55 per spring sounds better than about $1000 for the pair of new springs at other places. Wichita is about a four hour drive, but I can make it a two day trip and see if I can coordinate a visit with Allen who worked on my car last winter.

Really don’t know why you need to send a perfectly good carb off to be “rebuilt” again. It wasn’t sitting that long and it was already rebuilt. For way less than what they are gonna bend you over for… you could just get a new kit yourself…. If it even needs it…. But it’s your money. Good luck though… rebuilding them is what busted the bottom of that other one I gave you, resulting in gas leaking and JB weld being used. I wouldn’t let them touch the shaft bushings with a 10 foot pole.

Also as for the air cleaner… if you can beat the bottom a bit… it sits fine as is. It’s only barely crooked… and I never had a brace on mine.