I've found that sometimes the springs aren't as bad as people report. I'd be especially suspect if the car doesn't have a lot of miles or if you know the original owner wasn't a large person. Make sure the rest of the rear suspsension is good before you spend the $150+ for a new spring. Paul Tegler noticed that the little rubber gumdrop things on the spring ends caused the rear to sag a good deal. And little things like radial arm bushings and worn shocks can make the car act like the spring is worn when it's fine.
But even if the spring is bad, or Grant decides to swap the spring out for a 1500 spring just to be sure, you just get an extra non-binding leaf, right? You can still install it like a swing spring if you don't throw away that original mounting block. Please, correct me if I'm wrong. Just make sure you get a good quality spring. In my case, the spring replacement helped a little, but I still have a lot of sag, and it will only get worse the more I drive. British Parts NW sells an uprated spring that supposedly does the trick. But then, you'll notice that your handeling will probably suffer because the spring is too strong and arched, and you'll have to remove it and have it de-arched or put a spacer block in, and then you'll wish you had the old worn rear spring back. Hind sight being 20/20. I would replace all the little pieces of rubber and such in the back first. And see if that makes a difference (cheaper and easier than replacing a $150 transverse leaf spring which will make you miss the old spring). If that didn't work, I would then replace the spring and get a spacer block. On the other hand if replacing the worn bushings and such fixed the sag, I'd invest the $150 I would have spent on the spring and get the camber compensator. That way you'd have the most superior suspension short of replacing with a GT6's or gutting the entire rear and replacing it with dual wishbone suspension and coil over shocks. Just the opinion of an armchair mechanic, -Terry http://www.firespitter.com Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
