Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs?

MEXJOE · 08-21-2008, 04:03 PM

Anyone ever try Fiberglass Leaf Springs with cal tracs?

Mark Markow · 08-21-2008, 09:05 PM

i think you would break the spring where the roller makes contact. maybe if you welded a wide flat plate to the roller pivot to widen the loaded area you could get away with it.

dahkahuna · 08-21-2008, 09:24 PM

In 1992 I was lucky enough to be able to run my 1969 camaro e/sa at indy, my first indy.during the event of course while talking with and looking at so many top flite stockers, the one guy i went to see was dave lebrun. The one thing i noticed was that he had adapted a corvette late model fiberglas spring on his car. That stuck in my memory as a very ingenious idea, so when i returned home i started to research how to duplicate such a good idea. At that time calvert bars were not even designed yet. I first installed a fiberglas spring on my car the next year and design traction bars that were similar to the old traction master type bars with clevis .ends so that it was adjustible, the fiberglas spring held up just fine and the advantage of removing tri-city spring that weighed 90 lbs. Sprug wt. And putting it in a weight box help 60 ft. Times ,especially when the radials came out that same year by goodyear.my custom designed traction bar eventually became the forunner of the calvert design with a very differint side plate configuration to the one that calvert now produces.i now use calvert bars ,they are very good traction bars and a very quality product I highly recommend them when you use a fiberglas spring . .

Matt Welker · 08-21-2008, 09:53 PM

One can learn a lot from Dave, my car has fiberglass springs as well.......

Elan Imseis · 08-22-2008, 12:33 PM

So where can you get fiberglass leaf springs for a 68 Camaro?

MEXJOE · 08-22-2008, 12:50 PM

THANK YOU!
I'm going to try it

Jeff Lee · 08-22-2008, 11:16 PM

I've heard some of the Chevy Astro vans have a carbon-fibre leaf spring that can be adapted to your typical GM muscle car. That's a junk yard item!

dahkahuna · 08-23-2008, 08:27 PM

I recently got mine from flex-form real nice guy get the 225 lb. springs tell him you are using calvert bars ,he will help you with the solid aluminum bushings, Calvert also has solid bushings I also originally bought a set from VETTE BRAKE in Florida although Im not sure they are in bussiness still. I Hope this helps you .

67camaroracer · 08-26-2008, 11:57 PM

I run the springs from vette brakes and they work well. Are the springs from the other company listed as good. I may need to replace these some day.

dahkahuna · 08-28-2008, 08:05 AM

flex-a-form and vette products springs are identical, I think flex-a-form made the springs for vette brakes.

08-21-2008, 04:03 PM	#1
MEXJOE Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: nhranumbers.com Posts: 869 Likes: 129 Liked 151 Times in 48 Posts	Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs? Anyone ever try Fiberglass Leaf Springs with cal tracs?

08-21-2008, 09:05 PM	#2
Mark Markow Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: east hartford ct. Posts: 539 Likes: 1 Liked 9 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs? i think you would break the spring where the roller makes contact. maybe if you welded a wide flat plate to the roller pivot to widen the loaded area you could get away with it.

08-21-2008, 09:24 PM	#3
dahkahuna Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: san dimas , calif Posts: 126 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs? In 1992 I was lucky enough to be able to run my 1969 camaro e/sa at indy, my first indy.during the event of course while talking with and looking at so many top flite stockers, the one guy i went to see was dave lebrun. The one thing i noticed was that he had adapted a corvette late model fiberglas spring on his car. That stuck in my memory as a very ingenious idea, so when i returned home i started to research how to duplicate such a good idea. At that time calvert bars were not even designed yet. I first installed a fiberglas spring on my car the next year and design traction bars that were similar to the old traction master type bars with clevis .ends so that it was adjustible, the fiberglas spring held up just fine and the advantage of removing tri-city spring that weighed 90 lbs. Sprug wt. And putting it in a weight box help 60 ft. Times ,especially when the radials came out that same year by goodyear.my custom designed traction bar eventually became the forunner of the calvert design with a very differint side plate configuration to the one that calvert now produces.i now use calvert bars ,they are very good traction bars and a very quality product I highly recommend them when you use a fiberglas spring . .

08-21-2008, 09:53 PM	#4
Matt Welker Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clear Spring, MD Posts: 191 Likes: 1,209 Liked 67 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs? One can learn a lot from Dave, my car has fiberglass springs as well....... __________________ Matt Welker Stock 1741, SS/AH 114 www.facebook.com/welkerracing

08-22-2008, 12:33 PM	#5
Elan Imseis Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Aurora Ontario Posts: 22 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs? So where can you get fiberglass leaf springs for a 68 Camaro?

08-22-2008, 12:50 PM	#6
MEXJOE Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: nhranumbers.com Posts: 869 Likes: 129 Liked 151 Times in 48 Posts	Re: Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs? THANK YOU! I'm going to try it

08-22-2008, 11:16 PM	#7
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs? I've heard some of the Chevy Astro vans have a carbon-fibre leaf spring that can be adapted to your typical GM muscle car. That's a junk yard item! __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

08-23-2008, 08:27 PM	#8
dahkahuna Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: san dimas , calif Posts: 126 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs? I recently got mine from flex-form real nice guy get the 225 lb. springs tell him you are using calvert bars ,he will help you with the solid aluminum bushings, Calvert also has solid bushings I also originally bought a set from VETTE BRAKE in Florida although Im not sure they are in bussiness still. I Hope this helps you .

08-26-2008, 11:57 PM	#9
67camaroracer Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ct Posts: 32 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs? I run the springs from vette brakes and they work well. Are the springs from the other company listed as good. I may need to replace these some day.

08-28-2008, 08:05 AM	#10
dahkahuna Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: san dimas , calif Posts: 126 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Fiberglass Leaf Springs w/ cal tracs? flex-a-form and vette products springs are identical, I think flex-a-form made the springs for vette brakes.