Leaf spring specifications (height at top of curve)

[grant mills]

I had new front coil springs installed last summer and now the car has negative rake. The rear springs (5 leaf standard duty) are flat from front to back. I can get a local shop to make me a set, but I need all the specs. I have the workshop manual which gives all sizes except the height at the arch. The front tire has 1.25" greater clearance from tire top to fender opening than the rear tires.  At one time I had 225-70 rear and 225-60 front, which gave me a nice rake, but that was before I replace the tires with the original factory size and added the new front coils.  I should note that the locally produced ones will be about 1/2 the price of the "Eaton Detroit Spring" set after currency exchange, duty, and shipping costs are included.

[Geoff]

How is your research coming along for this question? I have a 1985 that I'm tearing down completely and don't need many (if any) parts out of it. That being said this thing sat up to her rocker panels in Mother Nature for quite some time. I'm ditching the whole shebang, no more solid axle, leaf springs, or auto trans. Once I remove things later this season I can take a leaf spring height measurement off the car.

How much settling was done on mine? I don't know but my car didn't get driven at all post-1997.