Did you take before and after pictures Bob?

Billy:
Total Cost: $577
Spring Price: $479
Shipping: $53 (78lbs) 
Tax: $44

Dan - I did not take any new pictures as the half-inch isn't really noticeable.  This is a an older picture where the height is 13.5".  I believe I can reduce that height to about 12.5 -13".  I'll give these springs some time to settle before I do anything. 


  

Ill have to check out Detroit Springs. Not real happy with my ride quality.  

What wheels and tires do you have Bob?

Thanks Bob, great information for future use.

RTM wrote:

The last set of leafs I bought never settled.  I bought them from Mustang Plus many years ago.  Sold that car many years ago.  Lol

 
The 5 leaf mid-eye springs from Mustangs Plus (early 90’s) actually raised the rear of the ‘65.
Never worried about it “settling down” at all.

Still running them too.

Finally able to upload to ImgBB.
These are 'after' the new rear springs were installed. 

Funny thing ... a couple of years ago, I wanted to lower the rear a bit, so I installed 1" lowering blocks.  The result was no change in height, that's when it became chrystal clear that the rear springs were shot.  

lowercasesteve wrote:

Nos681 wrote:

Thanks Bob, great information for future use.

RTM wrote:

The last set of leafs I bought never settled. I bought them from Mustang Plus many years ago. Sold that car many years ago. Lol

 
The 5 leaf mid-eye springs from Mustangs Plus (early 90’s) actually raised the rear of the ‘65.
Never worried about it “settling down” at all.

Still running them too.

I have 4-leaf rears with reverse eyes.  They took the car down about 1.5".  Just as advertised.  I got them from Mustangs Plus.  Go figure.

I miss them as they were only an hour from me.  I got great service from knowledgeable techs.


 

I have the same set of leaf springs.  What shocks are you using?  Mine seems really rough riding with the Bilstein shocks from street or track. 

Steve69 - I have KYB shocks.  The ride is rough (especially compared to modern cars), but I'm not sure if it is any different from when these cars were new.  

This almost comical as I just received my Summit order today with a set of Monroe-Matics to replace the KYB’s on the car. I realized that after all of the high dollar shocks I’ve tried that I was happier with a base gas shock like the old Monroe’s

Can y’all be a little more specific about which model KYB’s.

Kinda like “Coke”, “pop”, or “Crescent  wrench.”

Even “Bilstein” and “Koni” have different models.

I had the KYB “Gas-a-Just” at all corners for over 25 years.

In 2020, swapped fronts over to ViKing double adjustable coil overs.

Rear still has KYB’s. (I can do that since I mentioned the model already. 😜)

Show up in a Kia or shopping cart, driving a Mustang is not a requirement…although it would be cool 😁.

My ‘65 is very similar to what it looked like 30 years ago…dents, scratches, Earl Scheib paint job, and Bondo…ok maybe some Bondo is missing.

You will have fun and meet some really great folks…big family of friends.

Nos681 wrote:

Can y’all be a little more specific about which model KYB’s.

Kinda like “Coke”, “pop”, or “Crescent wrench.”

Even “Bilstein” and “Koni” have different models.

I had the KYB “Gas-a-Just” at all corners for over 25 years.

In 2020, swapped fronts over to ViKing double adjustable coil overs.

Rear still has KYB’s. (I can do that since I mentioned the model already. 😜)

Show up in a Kia or shopping cart, driving a Mustang is not a requirement…although it would be cool 😁.

My ‘65 is very similar to what it looked like 30 years ago…dents, scratches, Earl Scheib paint job, and Bondo…ok maybe some Bondo is missing.

You will have fun and meet some really great folks…big family of friends.

Mine are KYB 'Gas-a-Just" models, and yes they were bought a long time ago, but the car has only been on the road since 2008.  With changing the rear springs, I can say the shocks are in good shape.