1922 Touring front spring question
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LarryO
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- First Name: Larry
- Last Name: Oltmann
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1922 Model T Touring
- Location: Clarksville, TN
1922 Touring front spring question
Over this past weekend two leaves in the front spring broke. I intend to replace the spring with a used one, but I checked on new ones first. My question is - how many leaves is the spring supposed to have? Our T has 5 leaves but the new one has 7. A '23 T parked next to me also had 7 leaves. I'm confused
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Allan
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- First Name: Allan
- Last Name: Bennett
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1912 van, 1917 shooting brake, 1929 roadster buckboard, 1924 tourer, 1925 barn find buckboard, 1925 D &F wide body roadster, 1927LHD Tudor sedan.
- Location: Gawler, Australia
Re: 1922 Touring front spring question
If yours only had 5 leaves, how was it clamped at the engine mount at the front.It would need a spacer to pack out the difference of the two missing leaves. A combination of greater load on the 5 leaves and /or some movement at the clamping point may have contributed to your failure. You need 7 leaves.
Allan from down under.
Allan from down under.
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Original Smith
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- First Name: Larry
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Re: 1922 Touring front spring question
Find yourself a nice used spring for your car, a seven leaf.
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Moxie26
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Re: 1922 Touring front spring question
Looks like someone had their hands on that spring before you got the car... Prior to 26, roadsters had six leave springs in the front only because it was a potentially lighter vehicle than the touring or enclosed body car. All others had seven leaf springs..... With a five-leaf front spring, I'm surprised that your tire didn't rub against the inside of the fenders on bumps or potholes!!!!