1952-59 Ford Aerostar Coil spring prices

Most vendors on ebay have almost doubled the price from six months ago. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...4.TR0.TRC2.A0.H0.TRS5&_nkw=CC+850&_sacat=6030 If you are planning on doing it this looks like the best deal. https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=440358&cc=1105041&jsn=579

 

Mine were $50 delivered on Amazon, back 5 years ago. I tried to sell them years ago since I had them in the car shortly, shipping was close to $40 so I still have them.

 

ditto

 

With so many folks being happy with the Aerostars on a lot of forums and praising the ride and handling with the switch to a progressive spring,what made you remove them ?

 

There’s a couple pick and pulls around my area that have aerostars on the lot. I can always pull them if people are looking for them. It’s got to be cheaper to do that, right?

 

The Link I posted above for Rock Auto has them new for $40.79 almost not worth buying used ones.

 

true being it’s a new product. Shipping for me is $18. I looked at the prices and it’s around $17.50 if I pull them locally.

 

There are better springs than the CC850, like the CC851. But try telling that to the sheeple. They were simply too short and my front tires (215/75-15) rubbed on normal turns.

 

The 851’s don't have the flat end.

 

Same here. They're listed at $70 on Amazon Prime now (CC850s). Still hard to beat that deal - new, ready to install, and shipped to your front door for free.

 

CC850 are going for $175CAD on Amazon.ca as of today!

I bought mine last September, the AC Delco branded ones, pair cost me $65CAD, I believe the Moogs were around $90CAD when I ordered last.

Looks like we'll only see Aerostar coils in salvage yards sooner than later.

 

I'm tempted now to buy another pair just to stash away for the future.

eta: I just did. Today's price was down to $59.26 with Prime.

 

did you also have dropped spindles?.....and was it the 850 or 851?

 

On my 55 with dropped spindles both the 850 and 851 were too low. There was very little difference between the two springs.

 

okiedokie, Have you found a way to raise your front suspension? Remove dropped spindles or use longer springs, or insulator bushings? I'm in the same predicament looking for a solution.

 

Installed the original springs. I would like it about 1” lower so may cut a coil but just going to put some miles on it for now

 

This should work https://www.energysuspensionparts.com/universal-coil-spring-isolators.asp Check to be sure but I think your spring diameter is a hair over 4" maybe part # 9.6101 ?

 

I have Versailles spindles with Aerostars on my wagon. No issues at all and drives great. But I'm running stock wheels with 670-15 tires. I had to cut the bump stops a bit but I never get any tire rub or bottoming out.

 

850, stock spindles. The disc brake conversion may have moved the wheels out a bit.

 

Just ordered a set from Rock Auto. $19 to ship to California. Under $70 total....good deal!

 

I have them because I didn’t want to change the spindles to lower it. Needed 2 different energy suspension spacers to make it level. They were for Toyota pickup rears. The Aerostars are different in a road dip because of the compound wound style but I live with it.

After I had it done I saw where a few guys removed the rivets on the lower a-arms and bolted in 2 to 2-1/2” spacers so all stock components were kept.

 

Anyone want to pick up a set in South New Jersey area? Email me, I’m not on here as much. I work in healthcare and am just fried most nights. Steveodeluxe@gmail.com