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RE: weak springs
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Springs are not that hard to install. You can swap them out in a few hours, stay very far away from air shocks...
1)Spray the hell out of the front eye bolt, shackles, and U-bolts with Pen-10, liquid wrench or any good penetrating oil, and let sit for a day or two.
2)Break loose you U-bolts while the car is on the ground.
3)Break loose your rear lug nuts.
3)Support your car with quality jack stands (place them in front of the front spring eyelet). Use chocks on your front wheels!
4)Remove the rear wheels.
4)Break loose the front eyelet bolts, and the shackles.
5)Support one side of your rear axle with a jack ( do not allow the axle to be supported by the brake hose!)
6)Unbolt lower end of shock.
7)Remove U-bolts on side that is supported.
8)Remove shackle and allow spring to pivot on front mount then rest on ground.
9)Remove front eyelet bolt, then remove spring.
Install in reverse, then move to the other side.
This method seems to be the easiest for me, it does not require wrestling the spring too much (they are HEAVY) I like it because you only have to hold up one end of the spring at a time.
If you have a high horsepower setup you may want to look at the Maier Racing springs, they have a bunch of leafs in the front of the pack that keep it from wrapping up and prevent wheel hop, like a tractionbar but better.
Springs are not that hard to install. You can swap them out in a few hours, stay very far away from air shocks...
1)Spray the hell out of the front eye bolt, shackles, and U-bolts with Pen-10, liquid wrench or any good penetrating oil, and let sit for a day or two.
2)Break loose you U-bolts while the car is on the ground.
3)Break loose your rear lug nuts.
3)Support your car with quality jack stands (place them in front of the front spring eyelet). Use chocks on your front wheels!
4)Remove the rear wheels.
4)Break loose the front eyelet bolts, and the shackles.
5)Support one side of your rear axle with a jack ( do not allow the axle to be supported by the brake hose!)
6)Unbolt lower end of shock.
7)Remove U-bolts on side that is supported.
8)Remove shackle and allow spring to pivot on front mount then rest on ground.
9)Remove front eyelet bolt, then remove spring.
Install in reverse, then move to the other side.
This method seems to be the easiest for me, it does not require wrestling the spring too much (they are HEAVY) I like it because you only have to hold up one end of the spring at a time.
If you have a high horsepower setup you may want to look at the Maier Racing springs, they have a bunch of leafs in the front of the pack that keep it from wrapping up and prevent wheel hop, like a tractionbar but better.
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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 10,468
From: California
RE: weak springs
Mine weren't rusted. 
Well, they may have been, but I just used my high priced IR 1/2" drive impact gun. It drives out with 600ft-lbs of torque, so if they were rusted, I never felt it.
Well, they may have been, but I just used my high priced IR 1/2" drive impact gun. It drives out with 600ft-lbs of torque, so if they were rusted, I never felt it.
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Northernish Eastish Central Texas
RE: weak springs
$109.95...I estimated the rest for shipping..may be higher
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000081b
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000081b
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