At least five sets of springs wanted in this thread alone, everybody out of stock and up to six months back orders . What's wrong here?
Anybody know who manufactures these springs? I'm on backorder until june . I want to try to email them, and mayby all of us should to get things rolling at the factory.
You can contact Eaton Detroit Spring. Never hurts to ask for a group deal. http://www.eatonsprings.com/
Here is the series of emails that went back and forth. My original email to them starts at the very bottom, so start reading there and work your way up. They are PROUD of their springs, judging by the high price. Now what? Gene, there is no comparison being our springs and the ones you speak about. During the life of the Maverick Ford used 29 different springs on the cars. We offer not only all 29, but we can also make custom versions.We make "the spring for the car". The suppliers you speak about offer a "one size fits all" type spring. Thank You Mike Phone 1-313-963-3839 Fax 1-313-963-7047 www.eatonsprings.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Gene Fiore To: Mike from EATON Detroit Spring <mailto:mike@eatonsprings.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:48 AM Subject: RE: Leaf springs Mike, Thanks for your quick response. I have to say that $429.00 seems like a lot of money for those springs, considering there are other sources, quoting between $120.00 and $200.00 per pair for a 4 leaf heavy duty spring for this application. Granted they are all out of stock right now. Are your springs that much better? Please enlighten me. Thanks again. Gene -----Original Message----- From: Mike from EATON Detroit Spring [mailto:mike@eatonsprings.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:33 AM To: Gene Fiore Subject: Re: Leaf springs Gene, we do not supply them with springs. As far as I know they sell an imported spring. Our springs are made here in Detroit and match the OE design as close as possible. The springs for Mavericks are 429.00 per pair plus shipping. In order to provide a shipping price we need the Zip Code to where your order will be sent to. We accept Visa, Master Card, American Express, Money Orders, Wire Transfers, Checks and Cash. Sorry no COD. Due to the large number of e-mails and phone calls I handle everyday I am not talented enough to remember everything I wrote or spoke about. So, when responding back help me by include this response. If you do not you may not get an answer. Thank You Mike Phone 1-313-963-3839 Fax 1-313-963-7047 www.eatonsprings.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Gene Fiore To: sales@eatonsprings.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:39 PM Subject: Leaf springs I have been trying, along with about 5 other guys, to buy a set of rear leaf springs for various years of Ford Mavericks from JCWhitney. Do you guys supply these springs to them? They are telling us that the springs are backordered until at least June. Can you shed some light on our dilemma? Thanks.
That is a lie ... when I bought JC-Whitney springs they were actually dropped shipped from a company in the USA and were marked Made in USA.
MY rear eyes were larger diameter than my bushings too. I used them anyway because they were not too big that it wouldn't work until I figured it out. Since then I have heard the Mustang springs have bigger shackle bushings so I will pick up a set before the cruising begins and see if thats true. Also My springs were made in the US and the company name and address was on the paper work. I called them to enquire about the larger diameter eye and they were pretty rude and refused to help me at all. Said I had to contact JCW, which I did, but got nowhere with them either. I know I can find the proper bushings so I'm not too worried about it. I would still recommend these springs.
I sent an email to eaton yesterday, but no answer :16suspect . I'm now waiting for an answer from the canadians at: http://www.dendoff.com Extreamly quick response from Dendoff: They can suppy 3 and 4 leaf springs for CAD 274,7 (pair) how much is that in USD? Not in stock so we would be looking at 8 - 10 weeks Prices are as low as they go unless we order 100+
I found a source for our 4-leaf springs!! They are a little more than JCWhitney ( $99.99 each ) so I guess it depends on how bad you want them. Here is the info from the order I placed: ORDER DETAILS: Item: 42-717 Quantity: 2 Description: Ford Maverick 70-77, Comet 71-77 Heavy Duty rear Price (each): $99.99 Item Total: $199.98 _________________________________________ Subtotal: $199.98 Shipping (FedEx Ground Service): +$31.29 Grand Total: $231.27 _________________________________________ Comments: General Spring of Kansas City, Inc 915 E 56 Hwy Olathe, KS 66061 913-829-0619 http://www.generalspringkc.com sales@generalspringkc.com I just received them today and they look great. There was a sticker on each spring that said, Stanley Springs Dayton Parts, LLC - Harrisburg, PA...MADE IN USA. I called General Springs and spoke to the guy. I had him call the supplier FIRST to make sure they had them in stock before I placed my order. Got them pretty quick too...about 6 days.
just purchased a pair to replace the factory heavy duty leaf springs !!!!the passenger side was bent at the rear shackle towards the gas tank. thanks Gene for the info !!!!!!
