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I have for a short while, 2 - 1932 5 window coupes.  One is a Standard and the other Deluxe.  The Standard has 7 leaf springs and rides a lot better than the Deluxe with the 8 leaf springs.  Can anybody tell me what was correct?  Which cars got 8 leaf and which got 7 leaf?  

 

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https://www.gm.com/content/dam/company/no_search/heritage-archive-docs/vehicle-information-kits/chevrolet/1932-Chevrolet.pdf

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Awesome,  Thanks.  If I am reading that correct, my Deluxe has a Rumble seat making it a Sport Coupe.  That would be SCpe2 and 8 leaf spring.  The standard is probably a Cpe2 and has 7 leaves, so both are "correct" as they sit.  Kinda disappointed, I wanted to believe that someone put springs that were too heavy on the Deluxe.  I suspect Chevrolet added the 8 leaf springs for the extra weight of 2 passengers in the rumble seat.  


   
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Your suspicion is correct. 

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