EATON Detroit Spring

The leading manufacturer of leaf and coil springs for the street rod and restoration industries

We Help Maintain American Icons by Manufacturing Leaf and Coil Springs Right Here in America

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  • Home
  • Products
    • Leaf Springs
    • Coil Springs Mustang II Springs
    • Shocks
    • Attaching Parts And Hardware
    • Installation Kits
    • Leaf Spring Shackle Replacement Kits & Parts
  • Applications
    • We Manufacture Leaf & Coil Springs For...

    • Restorations
    • Resto-Mods
    • Street Rods
    • Modern Vehicles
    • Custom Design
    • Makes We Have Available Online

    • Allstate
    • American Motors
    • Buick
    • Cadillac
    • Chevrolet
    • Chrysler
    • DeSoto
    • Dodge
    • Edsel
    • Ford
    • Hudson
    • International
    • Kaiser-Frazer
    • LaSalle
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  • Spring Tech
    • Learn About Leaf & Coil Springs
      • Spring Tech Videos
      • Spring Tech Videos
      • EATON Detroit Spring Podcast
      • Replacing Springs
      • Ride Height
      • Ride Quality
      • Custom Spring Design
      • Spring Manufacturing
      • Browse All Tech Questions
    • Spring Tech 101

      We have been manufacturing springs for American vehicles for over 80 years. Our process and expertise has been continuously refined and improved over the century and our Spring Tech section reflects some of that specialty knowledge.

      Browse our many articles, watch videos produced in partnership with AutoRestoMod, and learn all about your spring suspension here.

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Rebound Clips Group Leaves To Make Them Stronger Together

Multi-leaf springs resist breaking thanks to rebound clips. Here’s why. What are those bands that are around your leaf springs? They are called rebound clips. A leaf spring does not break when it is being compressed, it breaks when the load is suddenly released. As the spring is being compressed with a load, each leaf […]

Filed Under: Spring Tech Videos Tagged With: Attaching Parts, Leaf Springs, Spring Manufacturing

We Make Springs For Launch Pads, Tackling Dummies, and Wienermobiles Too

On this One Minute Monday, we look back at the extreme variety of applications we manufacture springs for. Not all our time is spent making springs for the vehicles we drive in shows. Besides the springs we make to keep your vehicle on the road, we have also made some springs for some very unusual […]

Filed Under: Spring Tech Videos Tagged With: Spring Manufacturing

Why Shot Peening Is Important For Your Leaf and Coil Springs

Shot peening is when hundreds of thousands of round little steel balls bombard a spring’s surface during the heat treating process. Stresses naturally build up in the metal. The purpose of shot peening is to remove these inherited stresses. A spring that has been shot peened will last three to five times longer than a […]

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Coil Spring Ends

The three basic coil spring ends are tangential, square, and pigtail. Here, Mike Eaton shows you how to recognize each type. We have three basic types of ends: Tangential Ends The end of the spring twists off into space. If you try to stand this spring up on its end it will fall over. Square […]

Filed Under: Spring Tech Videos Tagged With: Coil Springs, Spring Manufacturing

What Are Tip Inserts Used For In Leaf Springs?

At the end of the leaves on many leaf springs, you’ll see what’s called tip inserts. The purpose of these inserts is to help reduce interleaf friction. Every manufacturer has their own idea on how they should look, how they should attach, and how they should be held in the spring. The video above has […]

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