Car guy in Virginia Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Seeking recommendations for businesses that can manufacture new coil springs, and, preferably, that already have the specs. Need is for front coil springs for restored 33-year old Nissan. Where do fellow AACA members have their coil springs manufactured, when the springs are discontinued and not locatable? And, what have been your experiences and lessons learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I was going to recommend Detroit Eaton Spring until you said Nissan. I don't know if they'd have blueprints and specs for Asian cars or not. Ask. Worst they can say is they can't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car guy in Virginia Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks Glenn. Already spoke with them directly. They have specs for the Nissan's rear springs only, and are experiencing several issues causing lead times to be in the months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car guy in Virginia Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks Bill. Their website reflects well on their business model. The type of company to do business with. I reached out to them (they're closed now). So, we'll see how things go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintage1 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Checkout the Steering / Suspension page on https://www.vintagepartsource.com , several suppliers of coil springs listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car guy in Virginia Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Thank you! Nice to see all those together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car guy in Virginia Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Update for those following this and for those this may help in the future. I contacted every coil spring company recommended above, including all the suspension companies listed under the recommended vintagepartsource web site. (Very useful web site. Thanks again for that.) One company - out of the 24 contacted - indicated they could get the coil springs made. The company was great, taking time to answer every question I had - and promptly, each time. I shipped the original OEM coil for calibration/measurement, and the new coils (and my original OEM coil) arrived (back) the very week when promised. Two to three other companies were prompt in responding and helpful also, but could not produce the coils (nor did they have any). The remainder of the companies - the other 20 - did not respond or did not follow-through. The only thing I'm waiting on at this moment is the calibration data. I hope to post pics of the coils here. Thank you to everyone who assisted. Edited February 21, 2021 by Car guy in Virginia Pic added. Original on left, new ones middle and right. (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikefit Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Spring co only needs too know number of coils how tall is it wire diameter and open or closed ends or ground ends outside diameter straight or barrel shaped that's aboutit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray62 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Great to see you were able to get the springs made. Please let us know the name of the company that was able to do this for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car guy in Virginia Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 Stengel Bros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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