dave

yes i could use all those dimensions. i also have a 1972 350 sl.

as for trying to fit all the sizes to one set of plates the answer is yes you can. however... you would need to put all the spring dimensions in matrix and then lay them out with the largest being the od measurement and the smallest being the id measurement. as for the channel i am assuming a bit of a spread from big od to small id. this will require the spring channel to be wide enough for all of them to sit within the channel. not knowing yet what those dimensions will be i could see a possible problem do to the upper and lower plates shifting to one side as you start to compress the spring. this could be a problem as steve has pointed out about the slipping or shifting without a channel for the springs to sit in. i may be getting anal because we haven't even looked at the dim as yet.

thanks for all your input.
craig

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