spring pads
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Topic: spring pads
Posted By: fordpower
Subject: spring pads
Date Posted: 29-July-2018 at 11:55AM
| Ok here is the request. started removing spring from pinto. Found both rear are broken. found springs. Spring pads are bad can not find them any were. Asked pinto car club not one response. Seems someone other than me has replaced rear springs and needed pads. I called about 6 dis with no luck. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 29-July-2018 at 1:49PM
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the metal brackets / blocks that weld onto the axle tubes and locate the leaf spring center bolt? ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 29-July-2018 at 2:55PM
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no he's needing the rubber pads that go between the leaf springs and the spring perches that you mentioned ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 29-July-2018 at 3:16PM
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Cougar uses rubber leaf bushings https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/i6f10-x4.html" rel="nofollow - https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/i6f10-x4.html ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 29-July-2018 at 3:21PM
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Galaxie https://www.autokrafters.com/Ford-Galaxie-1964_p-21456-rear-leaf-spring-insulator-61-64-full-size.aspx" rel="nofollow - https://www.autokrafters.com/Ford-Galaxie-1964_p-21456-rear-leaf-spring-insulator-61-64-full-size.aspx ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 29-July-2018 at 3:31PM
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Dayton Parts supplies Rockauto https://www.daytonparts.com/DPweb/App_11/Info_site/info_enter_iframe_pages.asp?app=info_contacts.asp&hdr=Contact%20Dayton%20Parts,%20LLC" rel="nofollow - https://www.daytonparts.com/DPweb/App_11/Info_site/info_enter_iframe_pages.asp?app=info_contacts.asp&hdr=Contact%20Dayton%20Parts,%20LLC ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 29-July-2018 at 3:36PM
yes and the mustang II's use them as well i messaged sal since he's into m II's... no reply back yet (probably because he's busy kicking himself, for selling his torino today  )bob you need to measure the spring width and pad length as well as the button knob diameter something should fit.... ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 30-July-2018 at 12:57AM
| Thanks for reply caugers were close except mine have a rectangular raised part instead of a little bump. Will measure and reply |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 30-July-2018 at 1:07AM
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Found them I think. MustangII parts co never came up when I posted on google but a mustang guy sent me the info they look right makes sense. |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 30-July-2018 at 4:06AM
| Well ford calls them insulators found them out of stock. The size is 53/8 by 2 1/2 knob is 2 1/4 by 1in. |
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 30-July-2018 at 1:52PM
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Green Sales? ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 30-July-2018 at 4:37PM
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good idea! ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 31-July-2018 at 7:04AM
| What are green sales please. |
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 31-July-2018 at 10:47AM
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http://www.greensalescompany.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.greensalescompany.com/ ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 31-July-2018 at 1:02PM
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Green Sales has tons of NOS Ford parts. They are a good company to deal with.
Read below: "Welcome to Green Sales Company, supplier of obsolete Ford parts and Lincoln / Mercury parts. Our Ford parts inventory represents all Ford and Lincoln / Mercury products from 1950 to the present. While we have no direct connection with Ford Motor Company, we do supply NOS / OEM parts made available by Ford dealers on the secondary market. Our staff is as knowledgeable as any Ford Parts Department. " ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 01-August-2018 at 8:27AM
| dayton green sales no go. need to find out galaxy or caugar size if same could weld up slot and go with hole. |
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 01-August-2018 at 10:25AM
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Prothane covers Pinto pretty well, maybe they'd be interested in producing the rear leaf isolators? https://www.prothanesuspensionparts.com/category/ford_pinto" rel="nofollow - https://www.prothanesuspensionparts.com/category/ford_pinto ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 01-August-2018 at 1:43PM
| Will call nothing to loose they do not list in catalog. It appears only the v6 used this 8in rear rest were 6.or7.5. |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 01-August-2018 at 3:35PM
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i'd think they are the same? years ago we got a 8" from a 79 v-6 wagon at u-pull-it and bolted it right in on my step bros mustang II replacing the weak 7.5 or whatever the stop sign looking rearends were ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 02-August-2018 at 5:52AM
| No luck they had nothing for 2.5 spring? |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 11-August-2018 at 7:06AM
| found them by luck general spring They were listed under Granada or Monarch they had 10.Ordered the springs also $417 this is getting expensive. |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 11-August-2018 at 3:12PM
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are the granada springs a direct replacement??? are you getting any wheel hop? you could throw a set of old school slapper bars on there...  ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 12-August-2018 at 8:42AM
| Wheel hop hell it is just a shell now. going to try pic again. side note has anybody ever tried steaming foam to bring it back going to start seats for ltd2 soon. |
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 12-August-2018 at 9:48AM
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IDT steaming degraded foam is a good long term solution? ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 12-August-2018 at 1:44PM
| I have a clothing steamer will give it a try. |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 12-August-2018 at 6:26PM
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i've seen my upholstery guy steam foam to get it to puff up and flex when fitting new vinyl cover on the foam to get it to relax and fit the seams straight, he has a wand attached to his steam pot so it can be inserted in the vinyl cover from the edge. but IDK if it would work if the foam is starting to break down and or really degraded??? ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 13-August-2018 at 12:29AM
| will see that is my next move, at 73 that might be a while. been three yr on pinto. |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 20-August-2018 at 2:39AM
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Ok new springs painted one old one removed,had to cut off the end to remove bolt. One seat taken apart. That was a job in it self. I know pic I will take some of other seat. Problem is at my age if I stop to take pic I will not get going again. |