Along with the leaf springs, I ordered a set of window rollers for the driver side rear quarter window. I took everything apart and installed the rollers in about 30 minutes. I cleaned up the tracks while I was in there to ensure the window worked well. The picture below shows a blue roller installed and the white one which split in two.
The bottom leaf of each leaf stack was a little rusty. I sanded them down on Saturday morning and put a coat of Rustoleum satin black on the bottom facing surface of the leafs. I let them dry overnight and then started the install on Sunday morning.
I soaked all the bolts in PB Blaster overnight so everything came apart very easily. The job was very straightforward. I had my 10 year old daughter help me and we were done in about two hours.
After putting the Mustang on the ground, I was a little surprised at the ride height. The leafs are designed to drop the rear 1-1.25" below stock. Since my stock springs were sagging badly, I expected a half inch drop. Stupidly, I did not measure right before swapping out the springs but I think the rear end dropped .75 to 1".
The passenger rear side of the Mustang was always higher than the driver side. I expected it was because of the leaf springs. Replacing them this weekend confirmed that. I measured when I was done and it is 25" from the garage floor to the highest point of the fender opening.
It was raining today so I've not gone for a drive. I'm ready to try them out and feel the improvement.
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