Quote Originally Posted by Luva65wagon View Post
With the original-style spring perches the cut-end of the coil always went on the fender apron side of the spring perch.
Hello, Roger.

I don't want to beat this poor dead horse any more, but if I were to ask my mechanic-guy to switch those perches around I wanted to be able to prove the point in writing so that he would not think that I was nuts.


Take a look at the Ford service manual, Front Spring Replacement, Installation, Page 9-11, Item Number 4.

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It says: " ... position the assembly so that the spring seat groove containing the lower end of the spring coil is to the outboard side."
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I asked my mechanical engineer buddy about this and he said "Jack the car up so that the front wheels are hanging down. If the springs don't pop out then you are probably OK."

I think that I will just leave the perches the way they are.