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columbiA · 02-08-2012, 01:33 AM

I have re-arched springs cold.I take them apart & set one leaf at a time on edge on the concrete floor & draw the curvature of the leaf on the floor.Then take a short piece of 5 or 6 "channel iron & working the leaf back & forth across the upturned sides of the channel,beat on it with a 4 LB hammer.Check every so often until the curve is 1" to1 1/2" taller.The short leaves dont need to be done as much.Ive had good luck doing front springs this way.

02-08-2012, 01:33 AM	#10
columbiA Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 1,746	Re: roadster front spring problem I have re-arched springs cold.I take them apart & set one leaf at a time on edge on the concrete floor & draw the curvature of the leaf on the floor.Then take a short piece of 5 or 6 "channel iron & working the leaf back & forth across the upturned sides of the channel,beat on it with a 4 LB hammer.Check every so often until the curve is 1" to1 1/2" taller.The short leaves dont need to be done as much.Ive had good luck doing front springs this way.