PursuitSpecial
Well-Known Member
The original left side leaf spring on my Aspen had about fully de-arched and was making the ride height uneven, so I put some new springs on it. I went with these: 1976 - 1990 Chrslyer, Dodge, Plymouth rear leaf spring, 5 leaf
The car is remarkably well preserved underneath, I was able to reuse most of the hardware and hangers, even reused the rubber iso pads since the plastic ones are ridiculously priced. I did replace the u bolts with new ones, the 7.25 rear end takes a 7/16 u bolt with a 3 inch radius but I would guess you could step it up to 1/2 inch and it would fit no problem. Put some new shocks on too. After all that work it turned out the torsion bar adjustment was what made the car ride uneven, but the springs needed replacing anyway. The car rides way better than it used to now.
The car is remarkably well preserved underneath, I was able to reuse most of the hardware and hangers, even reused the rubber iso pads since the plastic ones are ridiculously priced. I did replace the u bolts with new ones, the 7.25 rear end takes a 7/16 u bolt with a 3 inch radius but I would guess you could step it up to 1/2 inch and it would fit no problem. Put some new shocks on too. After all that work it turned out the torsion bar adjustment was what made the car ride uneven, but the springs needed replacing anyway. The car rides way better than it used to now.