lifting rear of 68 skylark

Discussion in 'The whoa and the sway.' started by lou6035, Mar 10, 2005.

  1. lou6035

    lou6035 Member

    Hi i have a 68 skylark pretty much stock but i wanna lift up the rear of the car a little just to make it look a little more muscle car looking.What would anyone suggest i do to bring up the back a little bit.
     
  2. David G

    David G de-modded....

    Hi Lou(?), welcome to V8Buick! I wanted to raise the rear of my 68 an inch or 2 also. Tried out a set of used HD rear springs that I think are intended for Sportwagon use maybe. Got 'em cheap, like 10-20 bucks and installed them. I did not like the results at all. Actually got more like 3 1/2" more height in the rear, and really negatively affected handling/ride quality. I ended up selling them back to the same guy, who wanted them back for his wagon. You might try a set of air shocks, or maybe your original springs are just worn out and sagging, and all you need is stock replacements? I would still like 1-2" more in the back, but not going to go the air shock route to get it. Might try new stock replacements sometime, mine are probably original springs.
     
  3. David G

    David G de-modded....

    Let's see if I still have pics of it up in the air...
     

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  4. David G

    David G de-modded....

    another
     

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  5. Page2171

    Page2171 Well-Known Member

    My first car was a 71 Pontiac LeMans that the previous owner had raised the rear end on by installing coils from a wagon on it. That was awful, it was much too high, and the springs were so stiff that it made the rear end real jittery and I couldn't get good traction. I replaced those with a set of "Cargo Coils" designed for a 2 door hardtop (which my car was). It still sat higher than stock in the rear, but not as much as with the wagon coils, and it was much more driveable than with the wagon coils. Unfortunately, I don't have a clue where I got the "Cargo Coils" from, since it was about 15 years ago.
     

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