Saggin' Transverse Spring

[jman093]

There IS a Sticky Thread at the top of the Suspension and Brakes Column... It is called "W-Body Suspension Upgrades"... The 8th post, at least, has links to the parts you'd need. Between here and W-Body.com a search should turn up a LOT of info on building Coil-Overs. There used to be some companies that made them. I got mine from FFP,,, they are no longer in business.. Another is Held Motorsports (I believe).... No idea if they're still around tho.... As said there are countless people that have done this... SEARCH!!!
Hope this helps,,,,
Tom....
As another thought, get in touch with d.o.h.c. (his screen name here)... His company is Overkill Performance I believe.... Here's a link http://www.overkillengineeringmotorsports.com/
He makes lots of stuff for our cars, including Coil-overs and will do custom jobs....

Buy those sleeves and spring seats(or ones like them) mentioned above in the 8th post of that thread. You can get generic coilover springs in any spring rate you want off of places like Summit Racing. Lastly though, that post mentioned above says to just use the stock upper mount. Don't do that. It'll be noisy as hell and the spring won't want to stay on it. I know that because I now own that very car he was posting about in 2007. You can call West Shore Fabricators (formerly Held Motorsports), and they will sell you just the upper mount and bushing from their coilover kit. That's what I did. They are also made my forum member 1loudcutty. You may have better luck reaching him on w-body.com where he goes by BXX. He has a for sale thread right now. He has them listed for $250/pair. I paid less than a hundred for mine from Westshore so you might call them first.

Westshore website:

http://westshorefabricators.com/index.htm

Bob's/BXX's/1loudcutty's for sale thread:
http://www.w-body.com/showthread.php...uspension-Arms!!

[walterdude]

There IS a Sticky Thread at the top of the Suspension and Brakes Column... It is called "W-Body Suspension Upgrades"... The 8th post, at least, has links to the parts you'd need. Between here and W-Body.com a search should turn up a LOT of info on building Coil-Overs. There used to be some companies that made them. I got mine from FFP,,, they are no longer in business.. Another is Held Motorsports (I believe).... No idea if they're still around tho.... As said there are countless people that have done this... SEARCH!!!
Hope this helps,,,,
Tom....
As another thought, get in touch with d.o.h.c. (his screen name here)... His company is Overkill Performance I believe.... Here's a link http://www.overkillengineeringmotorsports.com/
He makes lots of stuff for our cars, including Coil-overs and will do custom jobs....

[Sonyman]

ok so do anyone have instructions or a website to it done? Do i have to replace my stock struts? Somebody who has done this already please!

[jman093]

i've installed the moog white blocks to the leafspring and only thing it did was barely level the car but driving forward from a stop, it squatted down like a female dog taking a piss. Its the leafspring altogether is the problem. Now i've read all the threads on here but there needs to be one that has a proven solution to cancel out the leafspring and replace it with a coilover set that works with a wbody from 89 to 96.

Proven? Huh? There are lots of first gen w's running around with coilover conversions. This is nothing new. I'm driving and autocrossing one of many.

[Sonyman]

i've installed the moog white blocks to the leafspring and only thing it did was barely level the car but driving forward from a stop, it squatted down like a female dog taking a piss. Its the leafspring altogether is the problem. Now i've read all the threads on here but there needs to be one that has a proven solution to cancel out the leafspring and replace it with a coilover set that works with a wbody from 89 to 96.

[Sonyman]

Has anyone done a rear suspension conversion to a coilover? If so holla back at me with pictures if possible. I'm conveniced quality replacement shocks and isolator bars on the tips of a transverse spring only lifted it up about a inch. It's not enough to keep from bottoming out with only two people in the car upfront. Thanks in advance.

[RedZMonte]

anyone have a pic of the Moog Isolation pads installed? just curious how they look installed? im having a hard time picturing it...

Im sure it wouldnt be hard to make a notched "Block" for each end to raise the spring up a tad. might be something that WOT could sell and help a few people out............

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[pocket-rocket]

Adjustable coil overs, but then you wasted time and money on the monoleaf. I'm not sure how much height you can get from the Moog spring helpers though, it might be worth a shot before you go to coil overs.

[Sonyman]

ok i have put the isolation bars on my car. it lifted the car up some but i want it higher about 2 inches. Anyone have any ideas on how to do that.

[pocket-rocket]

The one on my truck is pretty free flowing. It probably flows better than the pipe going to/from it, but then again, it doesn't have any platinum in it. Big mistake, now it sounds like crap, but at least as of last night, the muffler no longer leaks. That took a bit since the welder burned quite a few holes in it....

[robertisaar]

thats about the method around here too... average cat is worth $40.

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

do they sell dogs?

as for selling them i never knew. some guy came to our shop and paid us $20-$80 for each one. the bigger and free-er flowing the more platinum thats left in it... i guess. thats what they told me anyhow.

[pocket-rocket]

The one junkyard I frequent has a big sign up as you are walking out saying how they won't sell cats, lol.

[robertisaar]

junkyards around here do it...

[Sonyman]

so like where can i go redeem cash for a stuffed up cat?