Re: SS springs - orignal vs Made in Mexico
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Can't be sure, Myron, but I've had a couple of sets. The first set Made in Mexico went away pretty quick. But, this latest set has been on a couple of years now, and still work very well. Perhaps that issue has been resolved?
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Re: SS springs - orignal vs Made in Mexico
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I know I bought my SS springs from Mancini about 6 years ago and they have stayed the same. I just figured they were Mopar SS springs but to be honest I cant remember if they were a spring Mancini calls their SS spring or if they were the MP springs which I believe they were as they were listed as 3400 lb SS springs. But I have been happy with them. I dont see anything on them saying where they were made. Ron
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Re: SS springs - orignal vs Made in Mexico
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Thanks guys. Mine are getting tired after many years and am hoping I have a good set to replace them with. I'll have to take a closer look at the ones on my car to see if there are any differences. Most of the info appears to be covered up by the shock plates.
IF there is any data on the springs it wouldnt be in the actual spring area.. that would be a failure point(a stamped number or a scribed number) so it would be at either end, maybe on the spring eyes.. when I was on the transverse torsion bar project(for the F & M bodies) we etched the lab number on the hex of the bar... so look at any dead points on the springs
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Re: SS springs - orignal vs Made in Mexico
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If you were happy with what you have why not take your springs to a local spring shop and use them for a blueprint to build a quality new super stock spring? I have had springs made in my area and was pleased with the results.
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Re: SS springs - orignal vs Made in Mexico
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I think Caltracs hurt Tri City's spring business pretty bad, I'm not sure Greg does springs anymore.
To be honest I think the Caltrac monoleaf spring is a piece of junk. They wear out very quickly IMO. Way faster than any Mexican SS spring
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Re: SS springs - orignal vs Made in Mexico
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Gotch and being it`s a mono leaf deal I would ASSume it needs the cross bolt to stop it from wrapping up and I`d bet money Calvert tells ya the same thing........or not. It`s called a "system" for a reason...........
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Re: SS springs - orignal vs Made in Mexico
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In less than 2 years the springs won't hold the car up. That has zippo to do with the "System". I'm not debating the Caltrac system... I am simply saying the quality of the spring steel sucks. Worn out in less than 20 races, who would be happy with that? All the SS springs that I own that are ancient are the best. I had some newer XHD mopar springs on as well... They wear out very quickly too. Maybe it's just me
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Re: SS springs - orignal vs Made in Mexico
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... We don't run the bars just the springs...
I really believe that's the root of the issue. CalTrac's mono-leaf springs aren't there for any other purpose than setting the ride height of the car. All the load is supposed to be handled by the link system, not the springs.
The ones I have on The MoPig have shown no sag problems or any other issues. IMO, running them w/o the CalTrac bars is a misapplication of the mono-leaf springs.
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