66vairguy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 10:07 pm
VairsRule wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 12:25 pm
Sort of on-topic: My '67 Monza came with a sagging left-rear spring that had a rubber "spring saver" jammed in between the coils, but still sagged a tad. I have a set of heavy duty rear springs from a '65 Monza that are in great shape that I plan to swap in.
The 65 HD springs make the car sit lower vs. the standard springs. If you don't change the front to HD springs the rear will sit low.
The HD springs were designed to make the car lower and they had a higher load rating to make the car handle better, but the ride is stiffer.
Thanks for the info! The '65 Monza sedan I got these springs from had 14-inch wheels (probably from a 60's Chevelle), and tall tires that filled up the wheel openings (and some other interesting modifications, including raised seats, owner must have been very short). It did not appear to be lowered in front or back. These springs
look heavy-duty to me, but maybe they are just standard springs.
The '67 Monza coupe I plan to put them on has short tires on 14-inch Enkei rims, and
appears to be lowered in front and back (hard to tell with short tires).
My goal is to get both sides of the rear end to sit at the same height, and not too low. If it's too high, I will cut the springs. I've lowered the front ends on corvairs and other cars with good results by cutting one coil off with the spring in place, using a Dremel tool with flexible shaft and a lot of cutoff discs (it's the only think small enough to get in there). Front springs are really hard to remove/replace. I'm hoping the rear springs are a lot easier to R/R than the fronts.